by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420653259
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«La mujer que leía demasiado» is the historical novel by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, published by Alianza in paperback (464 pages, in Spanish).
In mid-nineteenth-century Tehran, the court of the Shah of Persia lives amid plots and intrigues. A cultured and eloquent poet spreads subversive ideas, and her readings seem to anticipate crimes and revolts. Inspired by Tahirih Qurratu'l-Ayn, the first woman in the Islamic world to remove her veil in public, the novel recreates her story.
Spanish-language edition of 2011, translated by Josefa Linares de la Puerta; part of Alianza's 13/20 series.
For readers of historical fiction interested in nineteenth-century Iran and in women who defied the norms of their time.
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani is an Iranian writer who grew up in Uganda in the 1960s. She was educated at Dr Williams School, Dolgellau, United Kingdom and the United States. She taught European and American literature in Belgium, and later moved to France, where she teaches.
