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Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive... Read Full Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - We all have dreams--things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young... Read Full Overview

Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive... Read Full Overview

Every Thursday morning for two years, Azar Nafisi, a brave and brilliant Iranian teacher, clandestinely gathers seven of her most gifted students in the living room of her house to read forbidden books: works by Jane Austen, Henry James, Scott Fitzgerald and, of course, Vladamir... Read Full Overview

Reading Lolita in Tehran