Women Without Men

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Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026

The internationally acclaimed masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers - a powerful and essential tale of female freedom

'The best feminist novel I know. It's thrilling, beautiful and hilarious' Johanne Lykke Holm
'A courageous, talented woman, and above all, a great writer' Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis

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

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780241792513
BY (AUTHOR) Parsipur, Shahrnush, TRANSLATED BY Farrokh, Faridoun
PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd	PUBLICATION DATE : March 12, 2026
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom	IMPRINT : Penguin Classics
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : Relates specifically to the life experience of women or girls
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 216 mm x 135 mm
WEIGHT : 150 g
SERIES : Penguin International Writers

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