by oddish
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Azar Nafisi
2007-12-20
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
This book gives a glimpse into the lives of women living in Iran during and after the revolution when the Ayotolah Kohemeni came into power. The women in the book risked their lives and well-being because they were members of a book club.The women read a lot of the great classics which were banned books in Iran.
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