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Celebre per il seminario clandestino nel quale, durante il governo degli ayatollah, insegnava alle sue migliori allieve dell'Università di Teheran i grandi autori di lingua inglese, Azar Nafisi, oggi cittadina americana, ci parla del valore inestimabile della letteratura "in una società che sembra concedere tutte le libertà": anche qui, infatti, ha bisogno di essere difesa, diffusa e studiata strenuamente, quale vero antidoto alla "pigrizia dell'intelletto". L'interpretazione di tre classici - "Huckleberry Finn", "Babbitt" e "Il cuore è un cacciatore solitario" - intessuta, come in "Leggere Lolita a Teheran", di frammenti autobiografici, trasmette così una visione della letteratura come rifugio e al tempo stesso come mezzo di eversione pubblica e privata. E come sogno: un sogno condiviso, nella "Repubblica dell'immaginazione", da quei lettori che non conoscono frontiere o libri proibiti e che sanno apprezzare le parole di Francis Scott Fitzgerald: "Spingi la sedia sull'orlo del precipizio e ti racconterò una storia".
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- Pagine: 288
- Data di uscita: 17-09-2015
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العمى يأتي بأشكال كافّة. يبدو أننا نشعر أنه عبر قوة الإرادة الصرف (المتحدة بالتكنولوجيا) يُمكننا أن نعيش في نعيمٍ سرمدي، رافضين الهرم والشيخوخة، متفادين الوجع والمعاناة، دافنين أنفسنا في كتب الاعتماد على النفس، وكتب (كيف يمكنك أن..) التي تعزز الوهم بالاحتمال السرمدي، وتجعلنا نعتقد، على الرغم من جميع Leggi tutto
Every once in a while a book comes along that not only makes you think, but challenges you in ways you were not expecting. This would be one of those books. Azar Nafisi has the unique advantage of viewing this country and its attitude toward art and literature from the outside. Originally from Iran, Leggi tutto
Nafisi chose three books that, to her, represent America's zeitgeist. Part One is about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She alternates her analysis of the book and how it reflects American spirit and sense of freedom is counterbalanced by the story of her old friend who was a radical in post rev Leggi tutto
I loved Reading Lolita in Tehran, and this is just as powerful. Nafizi writes of Literature Militant with the power to change lives--to horrify, terrify, and mobilize--as she blends 3 quintessential American titles (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter) with anecdote Leggi tutto
Wow!! What an eloquent read! I wasn't sure I would care for this book but I couldn't have been more wrong! Very well written!! Thank you Azar Nafisi & Goodreads for this Advanced Proof!! Can't wait to suggest to my book club!
Прекрасна и вдъхновяваща книга за литературата, четенето и вярата в думите и въображението. Нескромно заявявам, че завиждам силно на тази жена, която вижда отвъд думите и умее да живее с текстовете толкова живо, ярко, красиво. Като човек, живял винаги с книгите и силното въображение, аз също първа б Leggi tutto
Not what I was expecting which explains the single star. It seems more like a college term paper than a book. I could not get past that and put it down about half way through the Huck Finn section. I am very disappointed since I have been looking forward to reading it since this past summer. Not my
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