Azar Nafisi has taught at the University of Tehran, the Free Islamic University, Allameh Tabatabi, and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. She is the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, as well as Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter and The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books.

“Explores…Nabokov's most famous book…in meaningful depth.”—Eric Naiman, Times Literary Supplement“Somewhere between a first-person encounter with literature and a critical study, this book reminds us of how meaningful literature can be.”—Gary Saul Morson“The Introduction, in the same vein as Reading Lolita in Tehran, is so splendid.”—Brian Boyd, The University of Auckland"This book will be invaluable to those who want to learn how to write literary criticism and/or memoirs as well as to Nabokovians, whether professional or personal."—C. A. Rydel, formerly, Grand Valley State University

Azar Nafisi has taught at the University of Tehran, the Free Islamic University, Allameh Tabatabi, and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. She is the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, as well as Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter and The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books.

“Explores…Nabokov's most famous book…in meaningful depth.”—Eric Naiman, Times Literary Supplement“Somewhere between a first-person encounter with literature and a critical study, this book reminds us of how meaningful literature can be.”—Gary Saul Morson“The Introduction, in the same vein as Reading Lolita in Tehran, is so splendid.”—Brian Boyd, The University of Auckland"This book will be invaluable to those who want to learn how to write literary criticism and/or memoirs as well as to Nabokovians, whether professional or personal."—C. A. Rydel, formerly, Grand Valley State University