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Women Without Men
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- Author
- Shahrnush Parsipur
- Narrator
- Tara Fatehi
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 March 2026
- Run Time
- 3 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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The internationally acclaimed masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers - a powerful and essential tale of female freedom
Women Without Men traces the interwoven destinies of five women – including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a sex worker 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.
Translated from Persian by Faridoun Farrokh
© Shahrnush Parsipur 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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Details
- Author
- Shahrnush Parsipur
- Narrator
- Tara Fatehi
- Duration
- 3 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9781837313181
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: sense of place, Fiction in translation, Feminism and feminist theory
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. The internationally acclaimed masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers - a powerful and essential tale of female freedomWomen Without Men traces the interwoven destinies of five women – including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a sex worker 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.Translated from Persian by Faridoun Farrokh© Shahrnush Parsipur 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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