Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books is a book by Iranian author and professor Azar Nafisi. Published in 2003, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks and has been translated into 32 languages.

The book is a narrative of the author's experiences returning to Iran during the revolution (1978–1981) and living under the administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran until her departure in 1997. It recounts her teaching at the University of Tehran after 1979, her refusal to submit to the veil rule and subsequent expulsion from the university, life during the Iran–Iraq War, her return to teaching at Allameh Tabatabai University (1981), her resignation (1987), the formation of her book club (1995–97), and her decision to emigrate. The events are intertwined with the lives of seven of her female pupils who gathered regularly in Nafisi's house to discuss works of Western literature, including the controversial Lolita, and how the texts are understood via the books they read.

Detailed information:

Author: Azar Nafisi

Language: English

Genre: Memoir

Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7603