Ebook {Epub PDF} Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur

This modern literary masterpiece follows 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 Availability: In stock. Shahrnush Parsipur – author of the cult novel ‘Women Without Men’ – is considered one of Iran’s most important writers and has on several occasions faced imprisonment for her straightforward depiction of Iranian women. In this video, Parsipur speaks openly about being a Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Reminiscent of a wry fable, Women Without Mencreates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. Shortly after the novel's publication, Parsipur was arrested and jailed for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality.

By Somayeh Sadat Makian Abstract The article discusses A novella: Women without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, an Iranian woman writer (originally published in Persian in ) based on the gender-sensitive approach. The novella (56 pages in Farsi) is structured around the motif of the journey. The five female protagonists we encounter in chapters named after [ ]. Shahrnush Parsipur A Novel of Modern Iran Preface by Shirin Neshat. This modern literary masterpiece follows 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. Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran - Shahrnush Parsipur. It is a dreamy and nightmarish tale of women for various reasons abandoning men in their lives. Set in Iran in , during the coup d'etat that rages around them in Tehran, the book still manages to bring an eerie sense of calm and isolation.

Shahrnush Parsipur's splendidly subversive, funny and bitter little novella, Women Without Men (Zanan bedun mardan, ; translated from the Persian in by Kamran Talattof and Jocelyn Sharlet) is set in , and tells the intertwined stories of five different Iranian women. Women Without Men: A Novella (Hardcover) Published December 1st by Syracuse University Press. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Shahrnush Parsipur. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Shortly after the publication of Women Without Men in her native Iran, Shahrnush Parsipur was arrested and jailed for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality. Now banned in Iran, this small masterpiece was eventually translated into several languages and introduces U.S. readers to the work of a brilliant Persian writer. With a tone that is stark, and bold, Women Without Men creates an evocative allegory of life for contemporary Iranian Read Full Overview.