"Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella." "Publishers Weekly" This Modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five womenincluding a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, and a schoolteacheras they arrive by different paths to live together in an abundant garden on the outskirts of Tehran.
Drawing on elements of Islamic mysticism and. "Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella." "Publishers Weekly" This Modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five womenincluding a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, and a schoolteacheras they arrive by different paths to live together in an abundant garden on the outskirts of Tehran
