Memories 9781400063611 by nafisi, azar and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. This unforgettable portrait of a woman, a family, and a troubled homeland is a stunning book that readers will embrace, a new triumph from an author who is a modern master of. Things ive been silent about is a stunning personal story of growing up in iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a countrys political revolution. 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. He imbued his daughter with a love of the persian classics, in particular the book of kings which, with its evocation of a prelapsarian zoroastrian. Biography books things ive been silent about by azar nafisi a memoir by the author of reading lolita in tehran is only slightly undone by the bile. Youve been listening to art works, produced at the national endowment for the arts. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Azar nafisi talked with trita parsi about her new book, things ive been silent about.
Jan 04, 2009 when azar nafisi was a professor of western literature in tehran in the 1980s and 90s, she told her best stories anonymously, sometimes to visiting foreign journalists seeking guidance about. In azar nafisis personal story of growing up in iran, she shares her memories of a life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against. Nafisis new memoir, things ive been silent about, covers a lot of the same ground as reading lolita, but begins and ends with the authors difficulties with her mother. Memories of a prodigal daughter by nafisi, azar isbn. A fellow at johns hopkins universitys more about azar nafisi. Things ive been silent about by azar nafisi goodreads. Things ive been silent about npr coverage of things ive been silent about.
Apr 03, 2009 nafisi s new memoir, things i ve been silent about, covers a lot of the same ground as reading lolita, but begins and ends with the authors difficulties with her mother. Things ive been silent about by azar nafisi penguin books. This is the second book ive read by this author, who also wrote reading lolita in tehran. Things ive been silent about memories of a prodigal daughter. Nafisi s stunning 2003 memoir reading lolita in tehran, but in these pages she turns her focus from life in iran. Things ive been silent about focuses much more on her personal life, particularly her relationship with her parents. Azar nafisi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The title of azar nafisi s second memoir, things ive been silent about, which follows reading lolita in tehran 2003, her fierce paean to the liberating power of literature, raises. Family dynamics played an important role in her life. Things ive been silent about is a kind of companion volume to ms.
Nafisi has been a visiting fellow and lecturer at the foreign policy institute of johns hopkins university s school of advanced. Like azar nafisis widely read earlier book reading lolita. Things i ve been silent about kindle edition by nafisi, azar. Mar 22, 2016 things ive been silent about is, finally, a deeply personal reflection on womens choices, and on how azar nafisi found the inspiration for a different kind of life. Things i ve been silent about i started making a list in my diary entitled things i have been silent about. She brings readers into her childhood and reveals the. When azar nafisi was a professor of western literature in tehran in the 1980s and 90s, she told her best stories anonymously, sometimes to. Dec 28, 2008 things i ve been silent aboutby azar nafisirandom house. As a native of iran, she was caught between her personal family ties and the oppressive islamic regime. Things ive been silent about kindle edition by nafisi, azar. Nafisi s new memoir, things ive been silent about, covers a lot of the same ground as reading lolita, but begins and ends with the authors difficulties with her mother. Nezhat nafisi is the villain of this book, but a sad and pathetic one. The oprah magazinein 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 countrys political. Memories is a memoir mingled with a mediation on nafisis homeland.
Things i ve been silent about is also a powerful historical picture of a family that spans the many periods of change leading up to the islamic revolution of 197879. Though both books are nonfiction about her life in iran, this one is much broader in scope than the first. Editions of things ive been silent about by azar nafisi. Since the days of persian rule, the country of iran has suffered political and religious turmoil. This unforgettable portrait of a woman, a family, and a troubled homeland is a stunning book that readers will embrace, a new triumph from an author who is a modern master of the. Azar nafisi, author of the beloved international bestseller reading lolita in. I read nafisis best known book, reading lolita in tehran, when it was first published in 2003.
Azar nafisis book things ive been silent about portrays a sad and somewhat tragic life filled with grief and melancholy. In a new memoir, azar nafisi breaks her silence february 10, 2009 set against the backdrop of a changing iran, the authors things ive been silent about. Azar nafisi s book things ive been silent about portrays a sad and somewhat tragic life filled with grief and melancholy. Azar nafisi takes us to her childhood home of iran in her latest book, things ive been silent about. Part detective story and part portrait of an exceptional woman, marriage, and motherfatherdaughter struggle, things ive been silent about is also a deeply personal reflection on womens choices, and on how azar nafisi found inspiration for a different kind of womans life, first in stories by persian writers and then in stories by western. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading things ive been silent about. Things ive been silent about, by azar nafisi the independent. In this book my interest is not in a general recitation of historical times but rather in those fragile intersections the places where moments in an individuals private life and personality resonate with and reflect a larger, more. I thought the idea was ingenious, perhaps even brilliant, but was quickly strangled by a string of cliches, which, unfortunately, followed the author throughout her memoir. It is a very long personal narrative that fills in all of the gaps about nafisi s private life before, during, and a short time after the period covered in reading lolita, which mainly focuses on nafisi. Reaching back in time to reflect on other generations in the nafisi family, things i ve been silent about is also a powerful historical portrait of a family that spans many periods of change leading up to the islamic revolution of 197879, which turned azar nafisi s beloved iran into a religious dictatorship. It is, finally, a deeply personal reflection on womens choices, and how azar nafisi found the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading things i ve been silent about. When azar nafisi was a professor of western literature in tehran in the 1980s and 90s, she told her best stories anonymously, sometimes to visiting foreign journalists seeking guidance about.
This new book is a collection of memories of nafisis growing up in tehran as a. The book is selfindulgent bordering on narcissistic, petulant, and disappointingly unoriginal. Nafisis stunning 2003 memoir reading lolita in tehran, but in these pages she turns her focus from life in iran. Things ive been silent about is, finally, a deeply personal reflection on womens choices, and on how azar nafisi found the inspiration for a different kind of life. Im made nervous by people who devour books, let alone inhale them, as azar nafisi claims to. Memories by azar nafisi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Without the conceit of using literature to order her experiences, things i ve been silent about is discombobulating at first, as nafisi flips from anecdotes about her parents at the end of their lives to foggier early memories. I wrote about repressive laws and executions, about public and political abominations. New york times a gifted storyteller with a mastery of western literature, nafisi knows how to use language both to settle scores and to seduce.
Memories of a prodigal daughter by azar nafisi 20100302. Dec 01, 2008 i thought the idea was ingenious, perhaps even brilliant, but was quickly strangled by a string of cliches, which, unfortunately, followed the author throughout her memoir. Things ive been silent about audiobook by azar nafisi. That was azar nafisi, she was talking about her memoir, things ive been silent about. America in three books by azar nafisi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nov 24, 2009 azar nafisi, author of the international bestseller reading lolita in tehran, now gives us a stunning personal story of growing up in iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a countrys political revolution.
Nafisi s complicity in these childhood dramas ultimately led her to resist remaining silent about other personal as well as political, cultural, and social injustices. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She has resided in the united states since 1997 and became an american citizen in 2008. Be the first to ask a question about things ive been silent about. Nafisi follows up the internationally acclaimed reading lolita in tehran with. Reaching back in time to reflect on other generations in the nafisi family, things i ve been silent about is also a powerful historical portrait of a family that spans the many periods of change leading up to the islamic revolution of 197879. Azar nafisi never imagined that she would write about her own family.
Memories of a prodigal daughter by azar nafisi 20100302 on. Feb, 2009 things ive been silent about is a kind of companion volume to ms. But like the novels she treasures, nafisi teases the story of her own family out at length, until its themes become. Praise for things ive been silent about deeply felt. Its also difficult to trust teachers of literature. Having been introduced to nafisi, i became interested in her speaking engagements about literature, which i watched via youtube, and other written works.
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