Iran Awakening II: More Novels by Iranian Women

I speak from the deep end of night.
Of end of darkness I speak.
I speak of deep night ending.
 – From “The Gift” by Forugh Farrokhzad

The spring 2023 series of the MEP Literature Group continues to focus on Iranian women writing since the 1978-79 Revolution whose stories are set inside Iran. We have compiled a reading list from an essay by Niloufar Talebi, “100 Essential Books by Iranian Writers: An Introduction & Nonfiction,” published on the Asian American Writers’ Workshop website. As we read, one question we will keep in mind is that posed by Talebi: How does the publishing market limit Americans’ understanding of Iranian efforts?

Over eight weeks we will read novels set in the period since the 1979 revolution. More information…

Everyone is welcome!