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33 Essential Works of Fiction by Iranian Writers

Here is a list of important Iranian fiction, compiled by the writer Niloufar Talebi. Several of these works were written in English. How many have you read?
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Man of My Time (Dalia Sofer)
Man of My Time
1
Dalia Sofer
My Part of Her (Javad Djavahery)
My Part of Her
2
Javad Djavahery
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar)
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3
Shokoofeh Azar
Out of Mesopotamia (Salar Abdoh)
Out of Mesopotamia
4
Salar Abdoh
A Door Between Us (Ehsaneh Sadr)
A Door Between Us
5
Ehsaneh Sadr
Death in Her Hands (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Death in Her Hands
6
Ottessa Moshfegh
Then the Fish Swallowed Him (Amir Ahmadi Arian)
Then the Fish Swallowed Him
7
Amir Ahmadi Arian
Aria (Nazanine Hozar)
Aria
8
Nazanine Hozar
The Immortals of Tehran (Ali Araghi)
The Immortals of Tehran
9
Ali Araghi
Call Me Zebra (Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi)
Call Me Zebra
10
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
The Drowned (Moniro Ravanipour)
The Drowned
11
Moniro Ravanipour
The Woman Who Read Too Much (Bahiyyih Nakhjavani)
The Woman Who Read Too Much
12
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
To Keep the Sun Alive (Rabeah Ghaffari)
To Keep the Sun Alive
13
Rabeah Ghaffari
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
Disoriental
14
Négar Djavadi
Better Than War: Stories (Siamak Vossoughi)
Better Than War: Stories
15
Siamak Vossoughi
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel
16
Jasmin Darznik
A Good Country (Laleh Khadivi)
A Good Country
17
Laleh Khadivi
Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran (Simin Daneshvar)
Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran
18
Simin Daneshvar
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
19
Sadegh Hedayat
The Last Days of Cafe Leila (Donia Bijan)
The Last Days of Cafe Leila
20
Donia Bijan
The Gardens of Consolation (Parisa Reza)
The Gardens of Consolation
21
Parisa Reza
Rituals of Restlessness (Yaghoub Yadali)
Rituals of Restlessness
22
Yaghoub Yadali
The Space Between Us (Zoya Pirzad)
The Space Between Us
23
Zoya Pirzad
Children of the Jacaranda Tree (Sahar Delijani)
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
24
Sahar Delijani
The Luminous Heart of Jonah S. (Gina B. Nahai)
The Luminous Heart of Jonah S.
25
Gina B. Nahai
Brief Encounters With the Enemy (Saïd Sayrafiezadeh)
Brief Encounters With the Enemy
26
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons (Goli Taraghi)
The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons
27
Goli Taraghi
The Neighbors (Ahmad Mahmoud)
The Neighbors
28
Ahmad Mahmoud
Women Without Men (Shahrnush Parsipur)
Women Without Men
29
Shahrnush Parsipur
The Colonel (Mahmoud Dowlatabadi)
The Colonel
30
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Censoring an Iranian Love Story (Shahriar Mandanipour)
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
31
Shahriar Mandanipour
Equal of the Sun (Anita Amirrezvani)
Equal of the Sun
32
Anita Amirrezvani
My Uncle Napoleon (Iraj Pezeshkzad)
My Uncle Napoleon
33
Iraj Pezeshkzad
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