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Women without Men

Shahrnush Parsipur

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Women Without Men was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026. 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.

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Publisher
Penguin International Writers
Year
2026
ISBN-13
9781837311231
Genre
FictionFantasy
Topics
Female freedom and liberationIranian society and historyFound family and community among women

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