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Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi is the author of the bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran. She writes about literature and its power in challenging social and political restrictions.
Reading Lolita in Tehran
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In the Islamic Republic of Iran, a courageous teacher named Azar Nafisi gathered seven female students for a secret book club. For two years, they met to discuss forbidden Western classics, their personal stories weaving into the narratives they read. Amidst political turmoil and censorship, these women found a space to speak freely about literature, life, and their dreams.
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