Book Club Discussion

"The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran" by Shida Bazyar

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

6:00pm - Webinar via Zoom

Please join us for our next book club session on Tuesday, December 15 at 6pm, according to our regular cadence on the third Tuesday of each month.

There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Registration deadline Monday, December 14 @ 5:00 pm. We welcome members from any Harvard Club to join us.

We look forward to you joining us for meaningful conversation, great company, and new experiences! To participate in the book club, please sign up via the button below to register for the event, order the book on your own, and read it in time for our group discussion.

Many thanks to our Book Club Steering Committee for their efforts in establishing this new Harvard Club of Miami activity: Jason Wong AB'10, Lynda Richards, PMD'81, Rob Rosen AB '74, JD '79 and Judith Rood Traum AB'62.

ABOUT OUR BOOK

A captivating, polyphonic novel of one family’s flight from and return to Iran.

1979. Behzad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he finds the love of his life in the courageous, intelligent Nahid.

1989. Nahid lives her new life in West Germany with Behzad. With their young children, they spend hour after hour in front of the radio, hoping for news from others who went into hiding after the mullahs came to power.

1999. Laleh returns to Iran with her mother, Nahid. Between beauty rituals and family secrets, she gets to know a Tehran that hardly matches her childhood memories.

2009. Laleh’s brother Mo is more concerned with a friend’s heartbreak than with student demonstrations in Germany. But then the Green Revolution breaks out in Iran and turns the world upside down …

A topical, moving novel about revolution, oppression, resistance, and the absolute desire for freedom.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please reach out directly to our committee chair Jason Wong AB'10

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