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Bibliography
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(2008)
Things I've Been Silent About
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(2003)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
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Liberal education & the Republic of the imagination.: An article from: Liberal Education
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La tercera opción de Akbar Ganji.(disidente político)(opresión política en Irán): An article from: Letras Libres
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Lapidaciones en Irân: la narradora iranî Azar Nafisi critica la sistemâtica violencia que el gobierno de su paîs ejerce contra las mujeres. En concreto, ... Ashtiani.: An article from: Letras Libres
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- Legal name: Azar Nafisi
- Birthdate: December 1, 1955 (age 56)
- Birthplace: Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nationality: Iranian
- Gender: Female
- Official Website: http://www.azarnafisi.com
- Genres: historical fiction
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Azar Nafisi is an Iranian academic and writer who has resided in the United States since 1997 when she emigrated from Iran. Nafisi is currently a visiting Fellow and lecturer at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and serves on the Board of Trustees of Freedom House.
Nafisi's bestselling book Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books has gained a great deal of public attention and has been translated into 32 languages. It was on the New York Times Bestseller list for 117 weeks, and has won numerous literary awards, including the 2004 Non-fiction Book of the Year Award from Booksense, and the Europe based Persian Golden Lioness Award for literature.
Nafisi's bestselling book Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books has gained a great deal of public attention and has been translated into 32 languages. It was on the New York Times Bestseller list for 117 weeks, and has won numerous literary awards, including the 2004 Non-fiction Book of the Year Award from Booksense, and the Europe based Persian Golden Lioness Award for literature.
