Things I've been silent about : memories / Azar Nafisi.
| Author/creator | Nafisi, Azar |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Random House, ©2008. |
| Description | xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | FAMILY FICTIONS. Saifi -- Rotten genes -- Learning to lie -- Coffee hour -- Family ties -- The holy man -- A death in the family -- LESSONS AND LEARNING. Leaving home -- Rudabeh's story -- At Scotforth House -- Politics and intrigue -- Mayor of Tehran -- Rehearsal for a revolution -- MY FATHER'S JAIL. A common criminal -- The prison diaries -- A career woman -- A suitable match -- Women like that! -- Married life -- REVOLTS AND REVOLUTION. A happy family -- Demonstrations -- Revolution -- The other other woman -- When home is not home anymore -- Reading and resistance -- Broken dreams -- Father's departure -- The goddess of bad news -- Facing the world -- The last dance -- The perils of love -- Moments in 20th-century Iranian history. |
| Abstract | Azar Nafisi, author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives readers a stunning personal story of growing up in a family in Iran, moving memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and difficult mother, against the background of Iran during a time of revolution and change. |
| LCCN | 2008482096 |
| ISBN | 1400063612 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9781400063611 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1588367495 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 9781588367495 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B N13N | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PE64.N34 A3 2008B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |