{"product_id":"the-republic-of-imagination-a-life-in-books-9780143127789","title":"The Republic of Imagination: A Life in Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of the beloved #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eReading Lolita in Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e returns with the next chapter of her life in books--a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestseller \u003ci\u003eReading Lolita in Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e 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 threatened--and just as invaluable--in America today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143127789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2015 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Azar Nafisi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140431773877,"sku":"9780143127789","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d9bb19c-e13d-40b7-a1a3-fcb147f3017c.jpg?v=1695699072","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-republic-of-imagination-a-life-in-books-9780143127789","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}