num_pages: 559
description: The author describes growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the group of young women who came together at her home in secret every Thursday to read and discuss great books of Western literature.
language: English
title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
titlecomplete: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
characters: Yassi, Azin, Sanaz, Nassrin, Manna, Nima (Reading Lolita in Teheran), Mitra (Reading Lolita in Teheran), Bijan, Mahshid, Azar Nafisi
genres: Biography, Books About Books, Iran, Memoir, Nonfiction, Womens, Feminism, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 132777
places: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Essai
publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc