Marina Nemat
Marina Nemat is an Iranian-Canadian author and human rights advocate known for her memoir detailing her imprisonment in Evin Prison during her teenage years. Her experiences serve as a powerful testimony to the struggles faced by political prisoners in Iran and the resilience required to overcome such adversity.
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Nemat's novel Mistress of the Persian Boarding House is inspired by her grandmother's life and her own experiences of imprisonment.
The 36 best new books of summer
Canada· 2026-07-01
Marina Nemat is the author of Prisoner of Tehran, After Tehran, and Mistress of the Persian Boarding House.
Will Iran ever be free?Canada· 2026-03-02
Marina Nemat provides a firsthand account of the mercilessness and brutality to which those in Evin Prison are subject.
The right and left have converged in their moral confusion on IranCanada· 2025-06-24
Marina Nemat is a writer who has also been imprisoned in Evin.
Evin, il luogo «segreto» del terrore iraniano: l’attacco al braccio dei prigionieri politici
Italy· 2025-06-23
