← Shahrnush ParsipurTouba and the Meaning of Nightby Shahrnush ParsipurMultigenerational saga of Iranian women and the revolution's aftermathFind on Amazon↗About the authorShahrnush ParsipurIranian 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.More by Shahrnush ParsipurWomen Without MenFour women escape mental confinement through magic and collective freedom→Kissing the Sword→The Prison Memoirs of Shahrnush ParsipurMemoir of Iranian woman dissident imprisoned for her political activism→