Things I've Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812973909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, Azar Nafisi shares her memories of living in thrall to a powerful and complex mother against the backdrop of a country’s political revolution. A girl’s pain over family secrets, a young woman’s discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by upheaval—these and other threads are woven together in this beautiful memoir as a gifted storyteller once again transforms the way we see the world and “reminds us of why we read in the first place” (Newsday).
Az InBetween said Compelling, poignant and well-written. I loved "Reading Lolita in Tehran". As an Iranian-American it was also my own story; the story of the revolution and the betrayal (at the greater level, the betrayal toward a nation). Plus, my thirst for the literature was fully satisfied with the detailed . This writer is a very good history teller Maite Rodriguez Gutierrez After reading this book I am more enlighten about Iran history. This writer is a very good history teller.. Rusty Runner said Fascinating. This is a fascinating memoir, especially for those Iranian immigrants born and raised in the Tehran of 50's & 60's, and finally dismissed from university jobs. I happen to belong to this group, experiencing almost exact same events in recent history of Iran
Her mother was vocally nostalgic for her first marriage to a man who died two years after their wedding day, while her father sought the company of other women—not so much for sexual excitement as for emotional stability. From Publishers Weekly Nafisi follows up the internationally acclaimed Reading Lolita in Tehran with another memoir, concentrating this time on her unhappy family life. (Jan. 6)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . Nafisi grew up determined to become the woman my mother claimed she had wanted to be, but an adolescent education in England and an impulsive first marriage (followed by college in the U.S.) did not bring the happiness she sought. All rights reserved. The calm candor with which she n