The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books

The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books

A New York Times bestseller

The author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with the next chapter of her life in booksâ€”a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America
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Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestsellerÂ Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taughtÂ The Great GatsbyÂ and other classics of English and American literature to her eager students in Iran. In this electrifying follow-up, she argues that fiction is just as threatenedâ€”and just as invaluableâ€”in America today.

Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favorite novels, she describes the unexpected journey that led her to become an American citizen after first dreaming of America as a young girl in Tehran and coming to know the country through its fiction. She urges us to rediscover the America of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and challenges us to be truer to the words and spirit of the Founding Fathers, who understood that their democratic experiment would never thrive or survive unless they could foster a democratic imagination. Nafisi invites committed readers everywhere to join her as citizens of what she calls the Republic of Imagination, a country with no borders and few restrictions, where the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-21
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-10-21
Format	Kindle eBook

The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books

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