Shahrnush Parsipur

Touba and the Meaning of Night

Multigenerational saga of Iranian women and the revolution's aftermath

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Shahrnush Parsipur
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.

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