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Women Without Men

A Novel of Modern Iran

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From an outspoken Iranian author comes a "charming, powerful novella" that is banned in Iran for its depiction of female freedom ( Publishers Weekly)."Parsipur is a courageous, talented woman, and above all, a great writer." —Marjane Satrapi, author of PersepolisThis modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five women—including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, ... Read more

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From an outspoken Iranian author comes a "charming, powerful novella" that is banned in Iran for its depiction of female freedom ( Publishers Weekly)."Parsipur is a courageous, talented woman, and above all, a great writer." —Marjane Satrapi, author of PersepolisThis modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five women—including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute,
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On Earth As It Is Beneath

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INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED 2026On land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in trapping men, not changing them for the better, its operations are winding down. But in the prison’s waning days, a new horror is unleashed ... Read more

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INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED 2026On land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in trapping men, not changing them for the better, its operations are winding down. But in the prison’s waning days, a new horror is unleashed
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She Who Remains

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Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2026She Who Remains, Rene Karabash's landmark Bulgarian queer novel, secrets readers into a rural Albanian village where, to this day, the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini—a collection of archaic laws—looms over the lives of villagers with the same haunting presence of the surrounding mountains. Bekija, painfully aware of why she cannot have what she most ... Read more

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Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2026She Who Remains, Rene Karabash's landmark Bulgarian queer novel, secrets readers into a rural Albanian village where, to this day, the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini—a collection of archaic laws—looms over the lives of villagers with the same haunting presence of the surrounding mountains. Bekija, painfully aware of why she cannot have what she most
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Madrid Again

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The Witch

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by Marie NDiaye ...

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own."The Witch is classic NDiaye. Taut, spellbinding and strange, it unfolds with the disturbed logic of a fever dream." —The New York Times"The Witch is Marie NDiaye at ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own."The Witch is classic NDiaye. Taut, spellbinding and strange, it unfolds with the disturbed logic of a fever dream." —The New York Times"The Witch is Marie NDiaye at
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First time in paperback, the story of a troubled child who opens the hearts of the people in a small town to their own capacity for love.It begins when a vision appears in a carwash window in the tiny, dusty desert town of Infidelity, a blip on the map just outside of Joshua Tree, California. Seven-year-old Luz Reyes, whose family was killed by death squads in her native land and whose mother is ... Read more

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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

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by Shida Bazyar ...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026A captivating, polyphonic novel of one family’s flight from and return to Iran.Behzad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he finds the love of his life in the courageous, intelligent Nahid.Nahid lives her new ... Read more

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The Director

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