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My Uncle Napoleon: A Novel (Modern Library Paperbacks)

16 reviews
Iraj Pezeshkzad

Modern Library, 2006

The most Fun book
I had already read the book in original language (Persian) and had seen the TV series. The translation is almost perfect and I'm sure the reader enjoys reading it. It's kind of those books that stays in your mind for a long time.

Leer Lolita En Teheran
Azar Nafisi

Quinteto, 2004

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

346 reviews
Azar Nafisi

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Reading Lolita in Tehran...
This is a great read, all women (and men) should read this and find out what really exists in the mid-east. This is written by a woman that lived there before and after the revolution.

Shahnameh (Classics Deluxe Edition): The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)

2 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Penguin Classics, 2007

Its ok
I bought 4 copies of this book for my daughter's teachers. I thought it would be a good item for them to remember her by(persian). So, I did not read it, but did browse through it and read some sections. I love the translation. I am a little disappointed about the quality of the paper and binding. Also, I think there should have been some illustrations. Actually, I was expecting illustrations ...

Reading "Lolita" in Tehran

7 reviews
Azar Nafisi

Fourth Estate, 2004

Iranian Women Intrigued by Western Literature
The reader is not only able to go with Nafisi to her home in Tehran, meet the young women in her private class and experience their subjugated lives but is also able to explore great works of literature through her lenses.

Hadji Murad (Modern Library Classics)

20 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Modern Library, 2003

A Story Without End
It is eerie how a 150 yr old story reflects the exact same tragedy so accurately today. Events that inspired this novella are still raging in the Caucuses. It reminds one of the fate of the American Indians, except these yigits were better armed and mountians were their castles. I am not sure about this being the best story ever told, but it is a timeless classic for sure. Given when it was ...

Lolita lesen in Teheran
Azar Nafisi

Lido, 2007

Liberal education & the Republic of the imagination.: An article from: Liberal Education
Azar Nafisi

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from Liberal Education, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2006. The length of the article is 3928 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Liberal education & the Republic of the imagination. ...

La tercera opción de Akbar Ganji.(disidente político)(opresión política en Irán) : An article from: Letras ...
Azar Nafisi

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from Letras Libres, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1279 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: La tercera opción de Akbar Ganji.(disidente ...

Lolita lesen in Teheran
Azar Nafisi

Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2005

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