Azar Nafisi
Author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
About the Author
AZAR NAFISI is a visiting professor and the director of the Dialogue Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University. She has taught Western literature at the University of Tehran, the Free Islamic University, and the University of Allameh Tabatabai in Iran. In 1994 she won a show more teaching fellowship from Oxford University, and in 1997 she and her family left Iran for America. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic and has appeared on radio and television programs. Azar's book, Reading Lolita in Tehran, was published in 2003 to wide acclaim. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Author Azar Nafisi at the 2015 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44476478
Works by Azar Nafisi
Nafisi, Azar Archive 1 copy
Associated Works
Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process (2017) — Contributor — 132 copies
My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes: Uncensored Iranian Voices (2006) — Contributor — 105 copies
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- Other names
- آذر نفیسی
- Birthdate
- 1955-12-01
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Iran
USA (naturalized) (2008) - Birthplace
- Tehran, Persia
- Places of residence
- Tehran, Iran
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
Switzerland
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Education
- University of Oklahoma (PhD | English and American literature)
- Occupations
- lecturer in English Literature
writer - Relationships
- Nafisi, Ahmad (father)
Nafisi, Nezhat (mother)
Naderi, Bijan (husband) - Organizations
- Tehran University
Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU), Tehran
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Board of Trustees of Freedom House - Awards and honors
- Persian Golden Lioness Award
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Reviews
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature… by Azar Nafisi
4.75
I was so interested in the subject, I wanted to know about the student's lives in Tehran and the experience of freedom this class gave them. I only got through 10%.
While what I listed above that is definitely a part of the book, the majority of it seems to be about the author, her experience, and how it affected her. In the first 10% I read, there is an almost exhausting amount of 'I's and 'me's. As some other reviews have said, it does come off as self-important.
While what I listed above that is definitely a part of the book, the majority of it seems to be about the author, her experience, and how it affected her. In the first 10% I read, there is an almost exhausting amount of 'I's and 'me's. As some other reviews have said, it does come off as self-important.
interdisciplinary
great for students of AP literature
great for students of AP literature
Once again, I get to increase my understanding of what English teachers try to do. Very interesting and thought provoking.
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