Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003).
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Every great work of art … is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life.

— Azar Nafisi on Betrayal

What It Means

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Azar Nafisi

About Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi, Ph.D. (Persian: آذر نفیسی) (born December 1, 1955) is an Iranian professor and writer who currently resides in the United States.