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Read dangerously : the subversive power of literature in troubled times / Azar Nafisi.

Nafisi, Azar, (author.).

Summary:
"Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a multi-award-winning New York Times best-selling author explores the most probing questions of our time, arming readers with a resistance reading list that includes Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin, and Margaret Atwood." -- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780062947369
  • Physical Description: 223 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223).
Formatted Contents Note:
Rushdie, Plato, Bradbury -- Hurston, Morrison -- Grossman, Ackerman, Khoury -- Atwood -- Baldwin, Coates.

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Subject: Politics and literature.
Literature and society.
Literature > History and criticism.
Censorship.
Fiction > Appreciation.
Books and reading > United States.
Books and reading > Iran.
Nafisi, Azar.
English teachers > United States > Biography.
Iranian American women > Biography.
Genre: Essays.

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Altoona Area Public Library 809.9335 NAF (Text) 33240004943448 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Emma C. O'Neill
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Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) 809.9335 NAFISI (Text)
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