Khatami Is A Symptom And Not The

You Need Imagination In Order To Imagine A Future That Doesn't Exist.

It Is Only Through Literature That One Can Put Oneself In Someone Else’s Shoes And Understand The Other’s Different And Contradictory Sides And Refrain From Becoming Too Ruthless. Outside The Sphere Of Literature Only One Aspect Of Individuals Is Revealed. But If You Understand Their Different Dimensions You Cannot Easily Murder Them.

I Finally Returned To Iran In 1979, When I Got My Degree In English And American Literature, And Stayed For 18 Years In The Islamic Republic.

Unfortunately For Governments Like That Of Iran, When They Forbid Something, People Become More Interested.

Visa For Avalon Is A Testament To The Power Of Fiction. It Illuminates The Truth At The Heart Of What Is Commonly Called Reality. This Account Of Lives Transformed And Ruined By The Triumph Of A Totalitarian Rule Is A Timely Reminder Of How Moral And Intellectual Laziness And Apathy Can Pave The Road To The Reign Of Terror Brought On By Such A System.