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Azar Nafisi’s captivating Republic of Imagination answers this question with a resounding ye. In The Republic of Imagination, the mirror-image of her first book, Nafisi explores the influence fiction has had on life in America, where literature, while not outlawed, is endangered.
Azar Nafisi’s captivating Republic of Imagination answers this question with a resounding yes. Animated by an electrifying intelligence and a generosity that is nothing short of uplifting, this blend of memoir, biography, and a deep reading of three quintessentially American literary texts makes a successful case for the importance of fiction.
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On October 21, 2014, Viking Books released Nafisi's newest book, The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books, in which using The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, as well as the writings of James Baldwin and many others, Nafisi.
On October 21, 2014, Viking Books released Nafisi's newest book, The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books, in which using The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, as well as the writings of James Baldwin and many others, Nafisi responds to an Iranian reader that questioned whether Americans care about or need their literature.
Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestseller READING LOLITA IN.In this electrifying follow-up, she argues that fiction is just as threatened -and just as invaluable -in America today.
Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestseller READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught THE GREAT GATSBY and other classics of English and American literature to her eager students in Iran. View PDF. Save to Library.
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Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, presents a tribute to the importance of fiction to democracy that blends memoir with close readings of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. History & Society. Things I've Been Silent About.
Azar Nafisi is the author of two New York Times–bestselling memoirs, Reading Lolita in Tehran and Things I’ve Been Silent About. A passionate advocate of books and reading, she speaks to packed audiences around the world about the importance of nurturing a democratic imagination. She lives in Washington, .
What Reading Lolita in Tehran was for Iran, The Republic of Imagination is for America
What Reading Lolita in Tehran was for Iran, The Republic of Imagination is for America. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her in Seattle, where a skeptical reader told her that Americans dont care about books the way they did back in Iran, she challenges those who say fiction has nothing to teach us.