Books set in Tehran, Iran

A girl growing up through the revolution and the war with Iraq, and a teacher reading forbidden novels with her students.

1 place, 2 books,

2003
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2003 · Azar Nafisi · memoir
A teacher and seven women read forbidden novels in her Tehran living room.
2000
Persepolis
2000 · Marjane Satrapi · memoir
1979–1994: a girl in Tehran through the revolution and the war, drawn in black and white.

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