Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2004].
Edition
Trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
356 pages
Status
Black Canyon City Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
820.9 NAFISI
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820.9 NAFISI
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Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
820.9 NAF
1 available
820.9 NAF
1 available
Orme School of Arizona - NF - Nonfiction Books
820.9 NAFI
1 available
820.9 NAFI
1 available
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Published
New York : Random House, [2004].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
Trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.4, 25 Points
Level 8.4, 25 Points
Notes
Description
Prof. Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For the next 2 years, until she left Iran, she gathered 7 young women, former students, at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They used this forum to learn to speak freely, not only about literature, but also about the social, political, and cultural realities of living under strict Islamic rule.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.4,25,69202.
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Black Canyon City Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 820.9 NAFISI | Find It Now |
Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 820.9 NAF | Find It Now |
Orme School of Arizona - NF - Nonfiction Books | 820.9 NAFI | Find It Now |
Prescott High School - NF - Nonfiction Books | 820.9 NAF | Find It Now |
Prescott High School - NF - Nonfiction Books | 820.9 NAF | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nafisi, A. (2004). Reading Lolita in Tehran: a memoir in books (Trade paperback edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nafisi, Azar. 2004. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nafisi, Azar. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Random House, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nafisi, Azar. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Trade paperback edition., Random House, 2004.
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