Women Without Men : A Novel of Modern Iran

by Parsipur, Shahrnush

• ISBN13: 9781558614529
• ISBN10: 1558614524
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

A modern literary masterpiece, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. With a tone that is as stark and bold, yet magical, as its elegantly drawn settings and characters, internationally acclaimed writer Shahrnush Parsipur follows the interwoven destinies of five women -- including a prostitute, a wealthy middle-aged housewife, and a schoolteacher -- as they arrive, by many different paths, to live in a garden on the outskirts of Tehran. Reminiscent of a wry fable and drawing on elements of Islamic mysticism and recent Iranian history, Women Without Men depicts women escaping the narrow precincts of family and society -- only to face daunting new challenges. Shortly after the novel's 1989 publication, Parsipur was arrested and jailed for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality. Though still banned in Iran, this national best-seller was eventually translated into several languages, delighting new readers with the witty and subversive work of a brilliant Persian writer. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Mahdokht	p. 1
Faizeh	p. 13
Munis	p. 29
Mrs. Farrokhlaqa Sadraldivan Golchehreh	p. 53
Zarrinkolah	p. 71
Two Girls on the Road	p. 78
Farrokhlaqa's Garden	p. 82
The Garden	p. 101
Mahdokht	p. 120
Faizeh	p. 123
Munis	p. 127
Farrokhlaqa Sadraldivan Golchehreh	p. 129
Zarrinkolah	p. 131
Afterword	p. 133
Translating Context: A Translator's Note	p. 173
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