Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi #literature 55 illustrations

55 illustrations

ISBN: 9781399726139Extent: 304 pages

an authentic account by one of the few men who truly knows what it's like to challenge Antarctica' LORRAINE KELLY

But it can also be intimidating

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi #literature 55 illustrationsEvery Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradually they come to share their own stories, dreams and hopes with each other, and, for a few hours, taste freedom. Azar Nafisi's bestselling memoir is a moving, passionate testament to the transformative power