Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Ayelet Waldman thinks she recognizes another man—the

thinks she recognizes another man—the one who raped and tortured her as she lay blindfolded in a military detention center years before

He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him

Graeme Simsion

Several of his books have been adapted into movies and television projects

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Ayelet Waldman thinks she recognizes another man—theEvery Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisis living room risked removing their veils and immersed