Iranian


The Blind Owl
The Complete Persepolis
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
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دایی‌جان ناپلئون
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Suvashun
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چشم‌هایش
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مدیر مدرسه
Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran
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483 books — 197 voters
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Best Middle East Fiction
438 books — 486 voters

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Books by LGBTQ People of Color
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Iranian Fiction
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Kamand Kojouri
Yeki bood, yeki nabood. Gheir az mehr hichi nabood.
Kamand Kojouri

Soroosh Shahrivar
Parviz continued, “Do you even know why we refer to it as toman?” “No, never thought about it, why?” Hooman replied with as much spirit as his mask could muster. “Well, it’s from the Mongolian word tümen, which means ‘unit of ten thousand.’” He gritted his teeth, agitating Hooman more than hearing about his son getting caught and arrested. Money was his only real love. “That terror, Genghis Khan, still lives with us to this day.
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