Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur (Paperback)

A modern literary masterpiece, "Women Without Men" creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. Internationally acclaimed writer Shahrnush Parsipur follows the interwoven destinies of five women--including a prostitute, a wealthy middle-aged housewife, and a schoolteacher--as they arrive by different paths to live together in a garden in Tehran.