The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised and e... more

foreword by Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and The Republic of Imagination In recent years, neither the...... more

. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK...... more

In 1851 Leo Tolstoy enlisted in the Russian army and was sent to the Caucasus to help defeat the Che... more

literature, through its free exchange, affect politics? In this galvanizing guide to literature as resistance, Nafisi seeks to...... more

, Nafisi seeks to answer these questions. Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader living in the Islamic...... more

, Nafisi seeks to answer these questions. Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader living in the Islamic...... more

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.... more

best seller Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi deftly explores the worlds apparently lost to Nabokov s characters, their...... more

with the next chapter of her life in books--a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi...... more

resonance to this day. Includes a new afterword by Azar Nafisi Introduction by Sally E. Parry...... more

伊朗女學者阿扎爾‧納菲西從海外歸來到祖國伊朗的大學中任教西方文學課程，卻正好遇到伊斯蘭革命，她所選用的《洛麗塔》等經典西方文學作品均為政府明令禁止的篇目；而在生活上，她也不滿于政府對于女性穿著與行為的... more

growing up in Iran, Azar Nafisi shares her memories of living in thrall to a powerful and complex mother against the backdrop...... more

. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK...... more

adapted into a hugely successful television series, this beloved novel is now Suggested Reading in Azar Nafisi s Reading...... more

For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Azar Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning...... more

This book examines the concept of nature in the poetry of Nim Yushij (1895-1960), the founder of mod... more

。 作者簡介 阿颯兒.納菲西(Azar Nafisi) 因緣際會，因為牛津獎助金，她有機會到德黑蘭大學教授英語文學。先後在伊朗的三所大學待過，但由於不願遵從回教婦女戴面紗的規定，受到壓力，被德黑蘭大學逐出校園。於一九九七年前往美國，目前任教於約翰...... more