Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Azar Nafisi

379 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
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Every week for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. This extraordinary memoir is an exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and...

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Moods

reflective 78%
informative 69%
emotional 59%
challenging 43%
inspiring 39%
sad 36%
hopeful 24%
dark 16%
tense 15%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 37%
fast 2%

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