{"product_id":"9780241792513","title":"Women Without Men by Parsipur, Shahrnush","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Parsipur, Shahrnush \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin International Writers' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e134 x 215 x 13 | 148g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the International Booker Prize 2026The 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from Persian by Faridoun Farrokh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56934345998713,"sku":"9780241792513","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/9780241792513.jpg?v=1774863418","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/9780241792513","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}