Shahrnush Parsipur

b. 1946

Books: 2
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About

Shahrnush Parsipur is an Iranian novelist best known for her book Women Without Men. She uses magical realism to explore the social and political lives of women in Iran. Her stories are central to modern Persian fiction.

Top genres

Historical Fiction Fiction Classics Magical Realism Islam

Also known as

Scharnusch Parsipur, Shahrnush Parsipour, Shahrnūsh Pārsīʹpūr

Featured works

Start here5.0

Zanān bidūn-i mardān

Shahrnush Parsipur

Touba and the Meaning of Night

Shahrnush Parsipur

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