![]() As an outspoken female author from a culture in which women have rigid guidelines to live by, Shirazi chose not to shy away from such delicate topics rather, she constantly reflected these themes in her articles, poetry, and prose. In her gripping first-person memoir, Shirazi not only delves into vivid accounts of her own past as a notorious groupie, but also openly challenges the restrictive nature of Muslim culture when it comes to public displays of female sexuality.Īll throughout her life, Shirazi has faced difficulties with cultural turmoil, ranging from the Iranian political revolution that forced her to flee her native land to fitting into an unfamiliar London society and living the tumultuous life of a rock band groupie. Iranian author Roxana Shirazi’s first book, The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage, is essentially a book that tackles two sensitive issues which so far have mostly eluded the printed word. ![]()
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