Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (2003, Hardcover, Large Print)
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Author: Azar Nafisi
Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
Publication Date: 2003-10-01
Series: Wheeler Large Print Book Series
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 158724487X
ISBN-13: 9781587244872
Product ID: EPID4432918
Description: Azar Nafisi formed a book club in Tehran comprised of seven young women who got together to discuss such books as THE GREAT GATSBY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, DAISY MILLER, and, of course, LOLITA--books forbidden by the Islamic government. In ...
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A *Must* Read!Review created: 09/14/06(updated 09/28/06)
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The title left me little doubt that this was going to be a covert action at best, and in Tehran it would most certainly involve some strong characters. I was right.
This book is a must read for anyone curious about the restricted conditions women live under in Iran, and how some prevail and manage to share not only books , but under the harshest penalties, their own personal lifes.
It deals with religion and power. How a small group of educated women make it a point to stay under the radar of the religious police, but somehow in their own ways pushing the envelope to the limit. We cringe at certain actions and laugh with them in their secret attempts at freedom from the oppression under the noses of those that would wish them only harm.
I love this book.
This book is a must read for anyone curious about the restricted conditions women live under in Iran, and how some prevail and manage to share not only books , but under the harshest penalties, their own personal lifes.
It deals with religion and power. How a small group of educated women make it a point to stay under the radar of the religious police, but somehow in their own ways pushing the envelope to the limit. We cringe at certain actions and laugh with them in their secret attempts at freedom from the oppression under the noses of those that would wish them only harm.
I love this book.
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