A review by nini23
Seasons of Purgatory by Shahriar Mandanipour

Short fictional surrealistic stories set in Iran. Translated from Persian by Sara Khalili. I vacillate between being impressed by the storytelling and horror at the way women are portrayed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Animal cruelty, War, Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Gore

Minor: Child death