Shahrnush Parsipur
Praise for Women Without Men
Parsipur's layered tales, glittering in a fresh translation, continue to beckon you into a world that is simultaneously scoured by reality, and touched with fable and myth
2026 International Booker Prize Judges
Candid, enlightening and entertaining … There’s a sense of glee, where suffering goes out the other side and comes back as exuberance
John Self, The Times
Whenever she goes through an experience that might be leveraged for epiphany, catharsis or a clear moral lesson, Parsipur always goes for something more unexpected. It’s this that makes Women Without Men, for ...
Chris Power, Observer
Parsipur's layered tales, glittering in a fresh translation, continue to beckon you into a world that is simultaneously scoured by reality, and touched with fable and myth
2026 International Booker Prize Judges
Candid, enlightening and entertaining … There’s a sense of glee, where suffering goes out the other side and comes back as exuberance
John Self, The Times
Whenever she goes through an experience that might be leveraged for epiphany, catharsis or a clear moral lesson, Parsipur always goes for something more unexpected. It’s this that makes Women Without Men, for ...
Chris Power, Observer
Parsipur's layered tales, glittering in a fresh translation, continue to beckon you into a world that is simultaneously scoured by reality, and touched with fable and myth
2026 International Booker Prize Judges
Candid, enlightening and entertaining … There’s a sense of glee, where suffering goes out the other side and comes back as exuberance
John Self, The Times
Whenever she goes through an experience that might be leveraged for epiphany, catharsis or a clear moral lesson, Parsipur always goes for something more unexpected. It’s this that makes Women Without Men, for ...
Chris Power, Observer
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