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In *Things I’ve Been Silent About*, Azar Nafisi offers an intimate portrait of growing up in Tehran during a time of immense social change. Drawing on her own family history—her mother’s political role, her father’s stories of the Shahnamah, and the evolving "coffee hours" where women and men quietly exchanged ideas—Nafisi explores the tension between private secrets and public revolution. The memoir intertwines personal memories with the broader narrative of Iran’s shift toward a religious dictatorship, revealing how literature, sensuality, and silence shaped her path as a young woman, teacher, and author.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Azar Nafisi
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