Five Farsi novels and their impact on Iranian pop culture
Thinking of novels about Iran, the first titles that spring to mind might be Persepolis , Reading Lolita in Tehran or Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America . Internationally acclaimed books they may be, yet few will have heard of them inside the Islamic Republic. Changiz M. Varzi selects some seminal modern works penned in Farsi
Each of the following books has played a vital role in defining the cultural, social and political transformation that Iran has undergone during the last century.
The Blind Owl
There is no mention of Sadegh Hedayat and his magnum opus
Five Farsi novels and their impact on Iranian pop culture
Thinking of novels about Iran, the first titles that spring to mind might be Persepolis , Reading Lolita in Tehran or Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America . Internationally acclaimed books they may be, yet few will have heard of them inside the Islamic Republic. Changiz M. Varzi selects some seminal modern works penned in Farsi
Each of the following books has played a vital role in defining the cultural, social and political transformation that Iran has undergone during the last century.
The Blind Owl
There is no mention of Sadegh Hedayat and his magnum opus