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2020- 2025 challenge > 10. Nominations for books from Iran

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message 3: by Majdouline (new)
Jan 15, 2020 06:13AM

Majdouline | 34 comments I heard amazing reviews, I have just started it and I am already hooked !!!!!
Disoriental


message 5: by Richard (new)
Mar 28, 2020 04:44PM

Richard | 23 comments When They Broke Down The Door by Fatemeh Shams


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I saw Fatemeh reading at last year’s Bradford Literature Festival and was really impressed with her poetry so I have brought this collection to read.


message 6: by Eileen (new)
Apr 02, 2020 07:39AM

Eileen (eileencolucci) | 75 comments I would like to suggest The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali.


message 7: by Niledaughter (new)
Apr 07, 2020 04:42AM

Niledaughter | 2897 comments Mod
Eileen wrote: "I would like to suggest The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali."

Thanks for the recommendation The Stationery Shop


message 8: by Kenza (new)
May 17, 2020 07:47AM

Kenza | 35 comments Those interested in Iranian literature can find in the Michigan Quarterly Review (magazine) the spring 2019 issue dedicated to Iran. There are about 340 pages with Iranian fiction, essay and poetry, the guest editor is Kathryn Babayan, a fantastic edition to discover new authors.

On the other hand, a request for help, if any of you know a blog (Arablit style) or a reading group dedicated to Iranian literature, I would appreciate the information.


message 9: by Niledaughter (last edited May 17, 2020 01:00PM) (new)
May 17, 2020 12:56PM

Niledaughter | 2897 comments Mod
Kenza wrote: "Those interested in Iranian literature can find in the Michigan Quarterly Review (magazine) the spring 2019 issue dedicated to Iran. There are about 340 pages with Iranian fiction, essay and poetry..."

Thanks for sharing ! as for question, I only know this group, but it needs someone to volunteer to be a moderator.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I was considering reading Touba and the Meaning of Night for this category but I am not sure when.


message 10: by Niledaughter (new)
May 17, 2020 01:27PM

Niledaughter | 2897 comments Mod
In my first post I updated the list of the books we read from Iran


message 11: by Kenza (new)
May 17, 2020 01:44PM

Kenza | 35 comments Niledaughter wrote: "In my first post I updated the list of the books we read from Iran"

Thank you!

I loved Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and so far is the only thing I read about Shahrnush Parsipur, but I'm looking forward to continue discovering his work, I'm going to take a look at Touba and the Meaning of Night.


message 12: by Rachel (new)
Oct 03, 2022 07:22AM

Rachel (mimbza) | 36 comments Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa Daughters of Smoke and Fire is a powerful story about the struggles of the Kurdish people in Iran, by Ava Homa the first Kurdish woman to publish a novel in English. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is my review


message 13: by Carolien (new)
Oct 03, 2022 08:54AM

Carolien (carolien_s) | 49 comments Rachel wrote: "Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava HomaDaughters of Smoke and Fire is a powerful story about the struggles of the Kurdish people in Iran, by Ava Homa the f..."

This is on my list, glad to see you recommending it, Rachel!


message 14: by Rachel (new)
Oct 04, 2022 04:18PM

Rachel (mimbza) | 36 comments Carolien wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava HomaDaughters of Smoke and Fire is a powerful story about the struggles of the Kurdish people in Iran, by [author:Ava Homa..."
Yes it’s definitely worth reading, insightful and well written.


message 15: by Rachel (last edited Oct 06, 2022 04:50PM) (new)
Oct 04, 2022 04:31PM

Rachel (mimbza) | 36 comments My reads from Iran:

In the Walled Gardens by Anahita Firouz In the Walled Gardens by Anahita Firouz my review

Honeymoon in Tehran Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni my review

Gertrude Bell Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell is set in Iran and several other countries in the Middle East. my review


message 16: by Rachel (new)
Apr 08, 2023 02:20AM

Rachel (mimbza) | 36 comments The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree is the first book translated from Farsi to be shortlisted for the International Booker award. It is written by Iranian author Shokoofeh Azar who fled to Australia as a refugee when her book was banned in her home country. The story is an historical fiction with strong elements of magical realism and Persian mythology. It tells us about a family from whose lives are turned upside down after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Here is my review.


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