Even After All This Time by Afschineh Latifi

The moving, inspiring memoir of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, offers a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system.Ī story of promises kept and promises broken, of dreams and secrets, and most importantly, of sisters, Persian Girls is a gripping memoir that can change the way anyone looks at Iran and the women who populate it.īook descriptions provided by BookLetters.'Be like a nail!' Latifi's mother would scold when the author cried. Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope Prisoner of Tehran is the heartbreaking story of the price she was forced to pay for her freedom-and her life. Nemat, a 16-year-old student activist at the start of the Islamic revolution, was arrested, jailed in Tehran's infamous Evin prison, tortured, and sentenced to death. This is her richly textured memoir that celebrates a triumph of the individual over the state.Ĭamelia, Save Yourself by Telling the Truth: A Memoir of Iranīy Camelia Entekhabifard, translated from the Persian by George MürerĪn extraordinarily vivid look inside post-revolutionary Iran, this is the memoir of an Iranian journalist who was sent to prison because of her bold coverage of current affairs for reformist newspapers. Her crime was in wanting to slide back her headscarf to feel the sun on her hair.

Iranian student Ghahramani was swept off the streets of Tehran and taken to the notorious Evin prison. In the richly evocative tradition of the bestselling Reading Lolita in Tehran, this is a story of a family that had the courage to dream impossible dreams and to make them come true against impossible odds. This lyrical coming-of-age story creates an intimate portrait of life in Tehran: the author's family and friends, her life at school, her observations of Iran's political life, and her longing to escape a sense of displacement from her home, culture, and language.Įven After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iranīy Afschineh Latifi, with Pablo F. Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran This extraordinary memoir is an exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in BooksĮvery week for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. The author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran offers a stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, with moving memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and difficult mother, against the background of Iran during a time of revolution and change. Azar Nafisi discusses her book Things I’ve Been Silent About, February 3

Even After All This Time by Afschineh Latifi