Women Without Men
Shahrnush Parsipur author Faridoun Farrokh translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Publishing:12th Mar '26
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 12th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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
Women Without Men is the best feminist novel I know. It's thrilling, beautiful and hilarious, filled with weird women in transformation and the violent little men desperately trying to control them. I am convinced this novel is in fact a magic trick. Reading it feels like being invited to the rebellious unveiling of an age-old secret. It is both deeply mysterious and clear as water, filled to the brim with undeniable truth -- Johanne Lykke Holm
Parsipur is a courageous, talented woman, and above all, a great writer -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis
Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novel * Publishers Weekly *
ISBN: 9780241792513
Dimensions: 215mm x 134mm x 12mm
Weight: 156g
128 pages