The Dogear

Women Without Men

by Shahrnush Parsipur

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Set in 3 places · 3 primary
Sense of Place
5/5

Set in

  • ★
    Tehran · Iran
    Tehran 1953; five women escape patriarchal society during the CIA-backed coup and unite in a garden in Karaj
    ★ primary
  • ★
    Tehran
    ★ primary
  • ★
    Karaj · Iran
    Karaj garden — women's refuge
    ★ primary

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