Things I've Been Silent About |
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| Author:
| Nafisi, Azar |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-21960-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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BONUS: This edition contains a "Things I've Been Silent About" discussion guide. 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 country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets, a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by upheaval--these and other threads are woven...
More DescriptionBONUS: This edition contains a "Things I've Been Silent About" discussion guide.
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 country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets, a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by upheaval--these and other threads are woven together in this beautiful memoir as a gifted storyteller once again transforms the way we see the world and "reminds us of why we read in the first place" (Newsday).
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