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Describes growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the group of young women who came together at her home in secret every Thursday to read and discuss great books of Western literature, explaining the influence of Lolita, The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, and other works on their lives and goals. 25,000 first printing.
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Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi
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- Released
- 2003
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Azar Nafisi
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0375504907
- ISBN13
- 9780375504907
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, True Stories, Biographies, History, Religious Topics, Religion, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Women, Creative Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, American Literature, Feminism, English Literature, Islam, Social Critique, About Books, Diaries, Studying, Contemporary History, Iran, Reading, Women's Rights, Totalitarian regimes, Reading Instruction, Near and Middle East, Persia, Jane Austen, Totalitarian State, Women in Islam, Iranian Literature, Persian Literature, Forbidden Books
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- Reading Lolita in Tehran
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Describes growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the group of young women who came together at her home in secret every Thursday to read and discuss great books of Western literature, explaining the influence of Lolita, The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, and other works on their lives and goals. 25,000 first printing.