Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran 💀 scary.co

Banned shortly after publication for its depiction of female freedom, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. "Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella." —Publishers WeeklyThis modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five women—including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, and a schoolteacher—as they arrive by different paths to live together in an abundant garden on the outskirts of Tehran. Drawing on elements of Islamic mysticism and recent Iranian history, this unforgettable novel depicts women escaping the narrow confines of family and society, and imagines their future living in a world without men.

Release Date 01/10/2012
Authors Shahrnush Parsipur , Faridoun Farrokh , Shirin Neshat
Language English
Companies The Feminist Press at CUNY; Second edition
Format Kindle

Women's Domestic Life Fiction , Contemporary Women Fiction , Literary Fiction , occult

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