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      Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran

      by Shahrnush Parsipur
      Published
      Jan 2012
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      192
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      About This Book

      "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 Weekly

      This 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.

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      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Literary

      Themes

      Visionary & Metaphysical

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      Mar 2004 The Feminist Press at CUNY ISBN13 9781558614529 ISBN10 1558614524
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      Jan 2012 The Feminist Press at CUNY ISBN13 9781558617537 ISBN10 1558617531
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      Jan 2012 The Feminist Press at CUNY ISBN10 B006DIXPLY
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