My Life as a Traitor

My Life as a Traitor is a 2007 biography and memoir, written by Zarah Ghahramani and Robert Hillman.

[4] The biography focuses on analysing the life of the author, Zarah Ghahramani and her imprisonment in the infamous Evin Prison.

[1] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly commented that "she [Ghahramani] recounts her beatings with dignified anger in this vivid, sometimes horrifying memoir, My Life as a Traitor mixing scenes from prison with sensual memories of her life before what her father called the regime of the primitives.

"[6] Firoozeh Dumas comments that the book is "a compelling story...a must read for anyone interested in understanding the complex nation that is Iran.

"[7] The Sunday Telegraph wrote that the book is "Beautifully written, it's horrifying, enlightening and, ultimately, uplifting.

The University of Tehran , where Ghahramani took part in protests