Press and Reviews
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Interviews
| "Lettre d'amour à Nabokov," Interview by Camille de Marcilly La Libre Belgique November 16, 2011 | Open PDF |
| "Lila l'enchanteuse," Profile by Jennifer Lesieur Metro France November 15, 2011 | Open PDF |
| "Le bonheur selon Nabokov - un entretien avec Lila Azam Zanganeh," Interview by Didier Jacob November 7, 2011 |
| "The language has the last word," Interview by Guus Bauer nu.nl June 14, 2011 |
| "INNOVATORS #17: Lila Azam Zanganeh, writer," Interview by Konstantin Vulkov Darik News June 8, 2011 |
| "Lila l’enchanteresse," Interview by Catherine Cusset, French Morning New York May 25, 2011 | Open PDF |
| "The imagination makes us," Interview by Jann Ruyters Trouw June 23, 2011 | Open PDF |
| "Publishers finding Iran is a hot read," Interview by Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer September 24, 2007 |
| Interview with Lila Azam Zanganeh by Anna Clark, Center for New Words June 26, 2007 |
| "An Existential Threat?" Columbia Magazine Spring 2007 |
| "Dialogue Can Help Iran," A conversation with Lila Azam Zanganeh for Quaderni Radicali 97/98 July-October, 2006 | Open PDF |
| Interview with Lila Azam Zanganeh by Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New York Observer May 22, 2006 | Open PDF |
| Interview with Lila Azam Zanganeh by Enzo Mangini, Carta April 28, 2006 | Open PDF [In Italian] |
| Interview with Lila Azam Zanganeh by Guido Caldiron, Liberazione March 15, 2006 | Open PDF [In Italian] |
| Interview with Lila Azam Zanganeh by S. Luisa de Marillac, Avvenire March 15, 2006 | Open PDF [In Italian] |
Events/Appearances
| Live reading at The Village Voice Bookshop in Paris, France November 4, 2011 Watch Clip 1 » | Watch Clip 2 » | Watch Clip 3 » |
| Lila receives the 2011 Roger Shattuck Prize for Criticism (introduced by Adam Shatz) at The Center for Fiction. July 14, 2011 |
| Lila took part in the Festival of New French Writing at New York University. February 24–February 26, 2011 |
| Lila participated in the PEN World Voices Festival 2010 in New York City. View Lila's author page at PEN.org. April 26–May 2, 2010 |
| Lila moderated two panels at the 2009 Festival of New French Writing with authors Marie N'Diaye and Abdourahman Waberi in conversation with Francine Du Plessix Gray and Philip Gourevitch. February 26–29, 2009 |
| Lila took part in the panel LOLITA in AMERICA in New York, and discussed the burning of books in a talk titled "Destroy and Forget: The Secret of Durable Pigments." A description of the panelists can be found here. Fall 2009 |
| Lila moderated three panels at the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival: Fiction from Fact, Crossing Borders, and The Publisher, the Poet, the Editor, and his Novels. Her author page for the even can also be found here. May 2–3, 2008 |
| Lila took part in the first edition of the International Forum of the Novel, in Lyon, France, acting as the moderator for the round-table discussions: "I as primary matter," "Literature and trauma: from past to present violence," and "Confronting the reality of our characters; a novelist's view." May 30–June 3, 2007 |
| Lila appeared on a panel for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs at their annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The discussion: Can literature bridge the widening chasm between the Middle East and the West? February 28, 2007 |
| Interview by Maria Hinojosa for "NOW" on PBS December 1, 2006 |
| "Ravello Festival," Ravello, Italy August 16, 2006 |
| "Soiree D'Autore," Approdo alla lettura, Pontile del Lido di Ostia, Roma, Italy July 20, 2006 |
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Radio
| Interview on L'Humeur Vagabonde with Kathleen Evin December 27, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview on Le Carnet d'or with Augustin Trapenard December 24, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview: "J’aime mieux lire #78 : 'L’Enchanteur, Nabokov et le bonheur', de Lila Azam Zanganeh" December 16, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview on "Overnight by Alain Veinstein" November 19, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview for "L'invitée de Musiq3" on RTBF.be Radio November 16, 2011 | Listen » |
| Discussion on 24h autour du Livre November 2, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview: "Ecstasy on 3 x 5 Cards: Lila Azam Zanganeh’s Nabokov" Radio Open Source, June 1, 2011 | Listen » |
| Nabokov and Happiness on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC May 16, 2011 | Listen » |
| Interview by Nicola Lecca for "Settimo binario" on Radio RAI Sardegna December 15, 2007 |
| Interview/Discussion on "The Democrats' New Reading List" for Radio Open Source on WBGH/PRI (Nationally Syndicated) November 9, 2006 |
| Interview by Emiliano Errico on Radio Sole 24 July 28, 2006 |
| Interview by Veronica Rueckert on WERN July 25, 2006 |
| Interview by Jim Fleming for "To the Best of Our Knowledge" on WBFO June 30, 2006 |
| Interview with John Batchelor on WABC May 24, 2006 |
| "Background Briefing" on KPFK May 14, 2006 |
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Featured Reviews
"'The Enchanter:' why Nabokov matters"
David Takami, The Seattle Times
July 2, 2011 | Open PDF
"Briefly Noted: The Enchanter"
Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker
June 27, 2011
| Open PDF
"Kindred spirit weaves an enchanting homage"
Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman
May 31, 2011 | Open PDF
"To a Russian Giant, With Love"
William Skidelsky, The Guardian
May 26, 2011 | Open PDF
"Reading 'Lolita.' Forgetting Tehran."
Stephen Heyman, The New York Times
May 24, 2011 | Open PDF
"The Exquisite Pleasures of Being Nabokov"
Carmela Ciuraru, The Boston Globe
May 2, 2011 | Open PDF
"Discoveries: 'The Enchanter' by Lila Azam Zanganeh"
Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
April 24, 2011 | Open PDF
English Language Reviews
Review of The Enchanter on The Outlet
Bracha Goykadosh
August 16, 2011
"A fine enchantment"
David Robinson, The Scotsman
August 15, 2011 | Open PDF
"A Literal Take on the 'Beach Read'"
Ron Rosenbaum, Slate
July 13, 2011 | Open PDF
"The magician's doubts: The irritating genius of Vladimir Nabokov"
Leo Robson, New Statesman
June 20, 2011 | Open PDF
Review of The Enchanter on For Books' Sake
Jane Bradley
June 9, 2011
Ángel Gurría-Quintana, Financial Times
June 3, 2011 | Open PDF
Review of The Enchanter in Library Journal
Morris Hounion, CUNY
May 15, 2011 | Open PDF
"Books: Obsessed Readers"
Megan O'Grady, Vogue
April 13, 2011 | Open PDF
Foreign Language Reviews
"Essai littéraire - Petits bonheurs de Nabokov"
Christian Desmeules, Le Devoir
January 14, 2012 | Open PDF
"L'Enchanteur : Nabokov et le bonheur"
Salomé Kiner, Nabbu
December 23, 2011 | Open PDF
"Sombres bonheurs"
Michel Schneider, Le Point
December 22, 2011 | Open PDF
"Nabokov, écrivain du bonheur"
Pierre Assouline,
La république des livres
December 22, 2011
"Nabokov et l'art de la joie"
Astrid Gagneur, MyBOOX
December 12, 2011 | Open PDF
"L'Enchanteur. Nabokov et le bonheur"
Nathalie Crom, Télérama
December 10, 2011 | Open PDF
"Le choix Payot par Joëlle Brack"
Joëlle Brack, Edelweiss
December 8, 2011
| Open PDF
"Notre coup de cœur: L'enchanteur, Nabokov et le bonheur de Lila Azam Zanganeh"
Fabrice Gaignault, Marie Claire
December 1, 2011 | Open PDF
"Quand Lila lit Lolita"
Olivia de Lamberterie, Magazine ELLE
November 18, 2011
| Open PDF
"La madre di tutte le Lolite e lo strano imbroglio di Vladimir Nabokov"
Larà Crinò, Il Venerdì
November 18, 2011
| Open PDF
"Lila, Vladimir, et le bonheur"
Sabine Audrerie, La Croix
November 16, 2011
| Open PDF
"Dans l’enchantement de Nabokov"
Ariane Singer, Toute la Culture
November 16, 2011
"Lila lit Lolita"
Frédéric Beigbeder, Le Figaro Magazine
November 12, 2011
| Open PDF
"Lila ou L'Ardeur"
Ysaline Parisis, Le Vif
November 11, 2011
| Open PDF
Eric Chevillard, Le Monde
November 3, 2011
| Open PDF
"Vladimir et Lila"
Olivier Mony, Livres-Hebdo
October 28,
2011
| Open PDF
Marta Cervino, Marie Claire
October 10, 2011
| Open PDF
"Attenti a Quel Libro"
Tiziano Gianotti, D di Donna / La Repubblica
September 24, 2011
| Open PDF
"Un incantevole sogno di felicità"
Piero Sorrentino, Nazione Indiana
September 21, 2011
| Open PDF
"L'iraniana che diventò Ada"
Alessandra Iadicicco, La Stampa
September 17, 2011 | Open PDF
"Lila Azam Zanganeh's book of love for Vladimir Nabokov"
Anaïs Digonnet, France-Amérique
July 21, 2011 | Open PDF
"In Nabokov's world, nothing is forbidden"
Arie Storm, Het Parool
July 14, 2011 | Open PDF
"Touched by the enchanter Nabokov"
Hans Bouman, de Volkskrant
June 25
, 2011 | Open PDF
"Is het allemaal geluk in Nabokovs fonkelende woorden?"
Carel Peeters, De Republiek
June 17, 2011 | Open PDF
"Creativity is the New Happiness"
Marco Kamphuis, NRC Handelsblad
June 16, 2011 | Open PDF
Past Reviews
Elise Domenach, Esprit
December 3, 2009 | Open PDF
[In French]
"La casa degli amuleti"
Maria Egizia Fiaschetti, Il Corriere della Sera
January 25, 2009 | Open Article
[In Italian]
"Una casa inaspettata"
Lucia Valerio, Ville e giardini
January 2009 | Open Article
[In Italian]
"L'orrore e la poesia abitano a Teheran"
Nicola Lecca, L'unione Sarda
July 23, 2007 | Open PDF
[In Italian]
Review in The Mainichi Daily News
April 8, 2007 | Open PDF
[In Japanese]
Review in Shukan Bunshun
April 5, 2007 | Open PDF
[In Japanese]
"Discoveries: My
Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother,
Guard Your Eyes."
June 4, 2006
"Voices
in the Darkness"
Essays by Iranian intellectuals reveal
the complexity of life caught between
the mullahs and modernity
Andrew Nagorski, Newsweek International
April 24, 2006 | Open
PDF
"An Account of Life in the Galaxy
of Iran"
Stefano Cenci, Il Manifesto
April 18, 2006 | Open
PDF
[In Italian]
Review
in Watermark Books
Mark David Bradshaw, Watermark
Books
April 12, 2006
Booklist
Review
Booklist
Online
April 1, 2006 | Open
PDF
"Modern and Transgressive Iran"
Fabio di Chio, Il Tempo
March 21, 2006 | Open
PDF
[In Italian]
Publisher's
Weekly Review
Publisher's
Weekly
March 2006 | Open
PDF
"Beneath the Veil, Iran's New Wave"
Tommy Cappellini, Il Giornale
March 9, 2006 | Open
PDF
[In Italian]
"O Châteaux"
Bernard Frank, Le Nouvel Observateur
Jan. 22, 2004 | Open PDF
[In French]
"Le mur de l'Atlantique"
Catherine Portevin, Télérama
Feb. 20, 2002 | Open PDF
[In French]
"L'impossible sagesse du 11 Septembre"
Francis Cornu, Le Monde
Feb. 9, 2002 | Open PDF
[In French]