The Republic of Imagination : America in Three Books

from brangwinn

Every bookworm and in particular, high school literature teachers should read this book about the importance of books in a democracy. I'm just read this book, in the age of Trump, when facts and reading don't count. So sad. Nafisi has hit the nail on the head, and this book made as much of an imp...

from Jennifer35k

As a person who has been privileged to live a blessed life in The United States of America, I was looking forward to reading the author's book, 'The Republic of Imagination'. I was anxious to see the viewpoints of a person that had lived in a country riddled with tension and war. The book did not...

from MaowangVater

Blending memories of her life and friends in the United States with the literary works of Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and Carson McCullers, Nafisi looks at her adopted homeland through the lens of three books: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Part mem...

from regularguy5mb

This was a Goodreads First Reads giveaway as well as an advanced uncorrected proof. Reading Lolita in Tehran has been on my to-read list for a while, so when I saw The Republic of Imagination on the giveaway list I figured it would be worth entering. And I'm so glad I did! Nafisi uses her love of...

from knittingmomof3

Part memoir, part literary critique, and part imagination, Azar Nafisi's third book, The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books is exquisitely written and Nafisi's comparison between the three main books she has chosen to examine American literature and imagination is masterfully done. T...