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Reading Lolita in Tehran

by Azar Nafisi

Iranian women study forbidden Western literature secretly in postrevolution Tehran

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Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi

Iranian-American author and academic whose memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran became a global bestseller. Her work explores the relationship between literature and political freedom in Iran. She is one of the most celebrated Iranian writers in English.

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