Shahrnush Parsipur
Iranian novelist whose Women Without Men is a lyrical, magical realist exploration of Iranian women's lives. Her work was banned in Iran. She is one of the most celebrated Iranian feminist literary voices in world literature.
Works
- Women Without MenFour women escape mental confinement through magic and collective freedom
- Touba and the Meaning of NightMultigenerational saga of Iranian women and the revolution's aftermath
- Kissing the Sword
- The Prison Memoirs of Shahrnush ParsipurMemoir of Iranian woman dissident imprisoned for her political activism