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Every 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 of books, the magic of words and the search for beauty in life''s darkest moments.

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Engrossing, fascinating, stunning -- Margaret Atwood
I was enthralled and moved -- Susan Sontag
Anyone who has ever belonged to a book group must read this book -- Geraldine Brooks
Vivid, often heroic and sometimes funny ... Nafisi's rather wonderful book touches a beauty of its own -- Paul Allen * Guardian *
Remarkable ... an eloquent brief on the transformative power of fiction * The New York Times *

Reading Lolita in Tehran

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    A Paperback / softback by Azar Nafisi

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 2 July 2015
      ISBN-13 9780241246238
      978-0241246238
      ISBN-10 0241246237
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Every 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 of books, the magic of words and the search for beauty in life''s darkest moments.

      Trade Review
      Engrossing, fascinating, stunning -- Margaret Atwood
      I was enthralled and moved -- Susan Sontag
      Anyone who has ever belonged to a book group must read this book -- Geraldine Brooks
      Vivid, often heroic and sometimes funny ... Nafisi's rather wonderful book touches a beauty of its own -- Paul Allen * Guardian *
      Remarkable ... an eloquent brief on the transformative power of fiction * The New York Times *

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