<div><p>"Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella."—<I>Publishers Weekly</I></P> <p>A modern literary masterpiece, <I>Women Without Men</I> 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.</P> <p>Shortly after the 1989 publication of <I>Women Without Men</I> in her native Iran, Parsipur was arrested and jailed for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality.</P> <p>This volume is the first author-approved translation of <I>Women Without Men</I>.</P> <p><B>Sharhnush Parsipur</B> is the author of <I>Touba and the Meaning of Night</I>, among many books. Born in Iran in 1946, she began her career as a fiction writer and a producer of Iranian National Television and Radio. She now lives in exile in California.</P> <p><B>Shirin Neshat</B> is an internationally acclaimed visual artist from Iran who adapted <I>Women Without Men</I> into a feature film.</P> <p><B>Faridoun Farrokh</B> is a professor of English at Texas A&M International University.</P></DIV>