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A review by aduchene
Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur
3.0
This book was somewhere between a three and a four for me.
It is written between realistic fiction and magical realism. In the utopia where the women all meet, magical realism takes place, while in the capital of Iran, with some exceptions, the work is more realistic.
It is so strange. Most of the things that happen are strange. I suppose that is the magical realism part, but sometimes I just had to stop and go "what in the heck?"
As a book that was written by an Iranian female author, who was thrown in jail for this very work. I think it is important to comment on the risk she took by discussing different roles women play as well as the consequences of being a woman in 1950s Iran (& issues still faced today across the globe). It is also interesting to examine the relationship between women and men throughout the novel and how the fantasy of living a life with no men turns into a reality that was less thrilling than expected.
The author has a clear and concise writing style that makes it easy to follow and understand. She also has a vivid imagination and a craft for mixing the realistic with the magical, smoothly and unquestionably.
It is written between realistic fiction and magical realism. In the utopia where the women all meet, magical realism takes place, while in the capital of Iran, with some exceptions, the work is more realistic.
It is so strange. Most of the things that happen are strange. I suppose that is the magical realism part, but sometimes I just had to stop and go "what in the heck?"
As a book that was written by an Iranian female author, who was thrown in jail for this very work. I think it is important to comment on the risk she took by discussing different roles women play as well as the consequences of being a woman in 1950s Iran (& issues still faced today across the globe). It is also interesting to examine the relationship between women and men throughout the novel and how the fantasy of living a life with no men turns into a reality that was less thrilling than expected.
The author has a clear and concise writing style that makes it easy to follow and understand. She also has a vivid imagination and a craft for mixing the realistic with the magical, smoothly and unquestionably.