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  Shahnameh

  The Persian Book of Kings

  by Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī

  Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings , the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 980 and 1010, tells the story of pre- Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. ... (more)
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  Iraj Mirza's Poetry

  by Iraj Mirza

  Text: Persian
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  Kimyā Khātun

  by Saideh Ghods

  Kimya Khatun tells the story of Rumis stepdaughter, who found her way in his Hiram after the marriage of her mother, Kera Khatun, to the famed Sufi. This is a story of unrequited love, hidden romance, short lived joys, and intolerable longings of the chosen few who had the privilege of living with one of the most looked upon poets of the history of Sufism. For the first time in written literature, Kimyas real... (more)
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  Persepolis: Book 1

  Persepolis

  The Story of a Childhood

  by Marjane Satrapi

  A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year” A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow... (more)
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  Nun va al-Qalam (By the pen)

  by Jalal Al Ahmad

  Jalal Al Ahmad (1923-62) was a prolific writer; he published his first novel in 1945. Al Ahmad wrote five major collections of short stories, three novels, and an essay. The themes of the collections are diverse. Prominent among them, however, are the superstitious beliefs of the common people, recorded in their own language; excesses of the clergy in their exploitation of the visible aspects of the religion... (more)
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  The Paintings of Mohammad Ali Afrazi

  by Mohammad Ali Afrazi

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  Modire Madrese (The School Principal)

  by Jalal Al Ahmad

  A novel.
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  Māhi Siāh Koochooloo (The Little Black Fish)

  by Samad Behrangi

  This classic Persian story also resonates with adults. Behrangi, one of Iran's greatest writers, wrote stories that were not "fairy tales" but presented everyday life in an educational manner. His stories were considered symbolic of a reality of poor people who survived in difficult conditions under a repressive system. In this story, a little black fish seeks to understand the greater sea. It represents courage... (more)
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  Ameeneh

  by Masoud Behnoud

  A Persian Novel.
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  Matne Kāmele Ghesehāye Samad Behrangi

  by Samad Behrangi

  The complete collection of short stories in one volume.
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  Persepolis: Book 2

  Persepolis 2

  The Story of a Return

  by Marjane Satrapi

  In Persepolis, heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day,” Marjane Satrapi dazzled us with her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Here is the continuation of her fascinating story. In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials... (more)
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  Masnavi

  by Rumi

  Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called "the Koran in Persian." The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies.... (more)