Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books / Azar Nafisi
By: Nafisi, Azar [author].
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BookPublisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004Edition: Random House Trade Paperback edition.Description: 356 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 081297106X.Subject(s): Nafisi, Azar | English teachers -- Iran -- Biography | English literature -- Study and teaching -- Iran | BiographiesSummary: Prof. Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For the next 2 years, until she left Iran, she gathered 7 young women, former students, at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They used this forum to learn to speak freely, not only about literature, but also about the social, political, and cultural realities of living under strict Islamic rule.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Sagana Homes I Branch Reference Section | Circulation | C 92 N146r 2004 (Browse shelf) | Available | 126526d |
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Prof. Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For the next 2 years, until she left Iran, she gathered 7 young women, former students, at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They used this forum to learn to speak freely, not only about literature, but also about the social, political, and cultural realities of living under strict Islamic rule.
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