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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 617 times as iran)
avg rating 3.67 — 142,155 ratings — published 2003
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 590 times as iran)
avg rating 4.40 — 210,135 ratings — published 2007
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 570 times as iran)
avg rating 4.27 — 235,278 ratings — published 2003
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 339 times as iran)
avg rating 3.95 — 35,788 ratings — published 1937
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The Lion Women of Tehran The Lion Women of Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 312 times as iran)
avg rating 4.48 — 221,334 ratings — published 2024
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The Stationery Shop The Stationery Shop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 309 times as iran)
avg rating 4.23 — 133,626 ratings — published 2019
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 250 times as iran)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,531 ratings — published 2003
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
by (shelved 244 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 79,982 ratings — published 2001
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Martyr! Martyr! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 225 times as iran)
avg rating 4.14 — 191,995 ratings — published 2024
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Embroideries (Pantheon Graphic Library) Embroideries (Pantheon Graphic Library)
by (shelved 211 times as iran)
avg rating 3.95 — 31,405 ratings — published 2003
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Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as iran)
avg rating 3.71 — 9,899 ratings — published 1973
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Disoriental Disoriental (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 175 times as iran)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,820 ratings — published 2016
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Shah of Shahs Shah of Shahs (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as iran)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,677 ratings — published 1982
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The Blood of Flowers The Blood of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 162 times as iran)
avg rating 3.99 — 19,928 ratings — published 2007
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as iran)
avg rating 3.77 — 5,155 ratings — published 2017
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Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as iran)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,801 ratings — published 2006
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دایی‌جان ناپلئون دایی‌جان ناپلئون (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,591 ratings — published 1973
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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as iran)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,675 ratings — published 2003
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The Septembers of Shiraz The Septembers of Shiraz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as iran)
avg rating 3.84 — 8,556 ratings — published 2007
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
by (shelved 141 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,499 ratings — published 2018
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Rooftops of Tehran Rooftops of Tehran (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as iran)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,642 ratings — published 2009
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Het huis van de moskee Het huis van de moskee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as iran)
avg rating 4.14 — 16,052 ratings — published 2005
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Chicken with Plums Chicken with Plums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as iran)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,595 ratings — published 2004
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Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as iran)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,139 ratings — published 2008
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as iran)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,207 ratings — published 2008
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Iran: A Modern History Iran: A Modern History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as iran)
avg rating 4.23 — 872 ratings — published 2017
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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as iran)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,309 ratings — published 2013
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A History of Modern Iran A History of Modern Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as iran)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,703 ratings — published 2008
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as iran)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,756 ratings — published 2005
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as iran)
avg rating 4.52 — 5,766 ratings — published 1010
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City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as iran)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,361 ratings — published 2014
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Things I've Been Silent About Things I've Been Silent About (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as iran)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,056 ratings — published 2008
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رباعيات خيام رباعيات خيام (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as iran)
avg rating 4.17 — 23,338 ratings — published 1120
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The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as iran)
avg rating 4.10 — 703 ratings — published 1985
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Suvashun Suvashun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as iran)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,112 ratings — published 1969
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Censoring an Iranian Love Story Censoring an Iranian Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as iran)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,045 ratings — published 2008
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Prisoner of Tehran Prisoner of Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,788 ratings — published 2007
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Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as iran)
avg rating 4.40 — 6,278 ratings — published 2020
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree Children of the Jacaranda Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as iran)
avg rating 3.51 — 3,880 ratings — published 2013
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Not Without My Daughter Not Without My Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as iran)
avg rating 4.19 — 39,754 ratings — published 1987
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Song of a Captive Bird Song of a Captive Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,316 ratings — published 2018
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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as iran)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,900 ratings — published 2025
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Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as iran)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,953 ratings — published 2009
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Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as iran)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,005 ratings — published 2016
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Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as iran)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,936 ratings — published 1992
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Everything Sad Is Untrue Everything Sad Is Untrue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as iran)
avg rating 4.30 — 44,724 ratings — published 2020
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Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as iran)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,057 ratings — published 2023
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The Conference of the Birds The Conference of the Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,373 ratings — published 1177
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as iran)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,194 ratings — published 2006
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The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as iran)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,103 ratings — published 2012
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