Women Without Men
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Women Without Men (1989) is a novel by Iranian writer Shahrnush Parsipur that mixes realism and fantasy, set in Tehran in the summer of 1953. Five women from different backgrounds, including a schoolteacher, a prostitute and a wealthy housewife, escape the restrictions of their lives and come together in a garden outside the city. As the country undergoes political upheaval, each woman seeks freedom and a new identity in a story of magic and transformation.