Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi is, to me, proof that books can be acts of defiance. Born in Tehran in 1948 and shaped by life under the Islamic Republic, she taught English literature and wrote Reading Lolita in Tehran, turning a secret reading circle of women into a quiet declaration of freedom. She emigrated to the United States in 1997 and became a citizen in 2008, yet never stopped speaking for the homeland she left. The Rome Prize fits her perfectly. I deeply admire anyone who insists that a single novel can light a fire in the mind. Nafisi reminds me that literature is not escape but resistance.

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Name (English)

Azar Nafisi

Name (Japanese)

アーザル・ナフィースィー

Reading

あーざる・なふぃーすぃー

Born

December 20, 1948 (age 77)

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

writer / professor / novelist / literary critic / academic staff

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

University

University of Oklahoma

Awards & achievements

• Rome Prize

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://azarnafisi.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/authorazarnafisi/
• Xhttps://x.com/azarnafisi
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azar%20Nafisi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258753

Tags

• Tehran Province
• writer
• professor
• novelist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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