Women Without Men

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

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" er et moderne mesterværk af Shahrnush Parsipur om fem iranske kvinders liv og skæbne i Teheran. I "Women Without Men" følger vi fem sammenvævede skæbner hos fem forskellige kvinder i Iran. Heriblandt en velstående, midaldrende husmor, en prostitueret, og en skolelærerinde som fra hver sit sted i livet kommer til en overdådig have i udkanten af Teheran. Med elementer fra islamisk mysticisme og nutidig iransk historie er "Women Without Men" en uforglemmelig roman, hvor Shahrnush Parsipur skildrer fem kvinders fascinerende flugt fra samfundet og familiens besnærende bånd, og mod en frigørende fremtid uden mænd.

"Women Without Men" er et moderne mesterværk af Shahrnush Parsipur om fem iranske kvinders liv og skæbne i Teheran. I "Women Without Men" følger vi fem sammenvævede skæbner hos fem forskellige kvinder i Iran. Heriblandt en velstående, midaldrende husmor, en prostitueret, og en skolelærerinde som fra hver sit sted i livet kommer til en overdådig have i udkanten af Teheran. Med elementer fra islamisk mysticisme og nutidig iransk historie er "Women Without Men" en uforglemmelig roman, hvor Shahrnush Parsipur skildrer fem kvinders fascinerende flugt fra samfundet og familiens besnærende bånd, og mod en frigørende fremtid uden mænd.