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The Book of Love by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-RumiThe Essential Rumi by Coleman Barksمثنوی معنوی by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-RumiThe Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapurرباعيات خيام by Omar Khayyám
Medieval Persian Philosopher-Poets: Rumi, Hāfez, Omar Khayyám and ‘Attār of Nishapur
111 books — 103 voters
Ariadne by Jennifer SaintThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Women of Troy by Pat BarkerDaughters of Sparta by Claire HeywoodExile by B.K. Greenwood
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2021
126 books — 57 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiEqual of the Sun by Anita AmirrezvaniThe Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Books Set in Iran
200 books — 56 voters
Sunstruck by Melissa BellisShadow Spinner by Susan Fletcherزندگی مه آلود پریا by سید مرتضی مصطفویThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
Desert Settings
68 books — 55 voters

Tehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiA Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina NayeriEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani乙嫁語り 7 [Otoyomegatari 7] by Kaoru Mori
Fictitious Iran
43 books — 23 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyTreasures of Egypt by Amr SalehThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Arabian, Egyptian, and Indian Fantasy.
218 books — 21 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiFunny in Farsi by Firoozeh DumasAll The Shah's Horses by Gail Rose Thompson
Persian Memoirs
37 books — 17 voters
The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia RodenPersiana by Sabrina GhayourOlives, Lemons & Za'atar by Rawia BisharaFalastin by Sami TamimiFeast by Anissa Helou
Best Middle Eastern & North African Cookbooks
136 books — 16 voters

Sons of Darkness by Gourav MohantyDance of Shadows by Gourav MohantyKavithri by Aman J. BediThe Jasad Heir by Sara HashemThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
Arabian, Egyptian, and Indian Fantasy 2.
156 books — 16 voters
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnNightingale by Melissa MickelsenNightingale Songs by Simon Strantzas
Nightingale
65 books — 13 voters

The Gift of Rumi by Emily Jane O'Dellكتاب الموسيقى الكبير by Al-FarabiAl-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief" by Abu Hamid al-GhazaliThe Muqaddimah by Ibn KhaldunThe Masnavi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
Classics from the Islamic world
30 books — 11 voters
A Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Massoumeh Raouf BasharidoustReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiMarried to a Stranger by Nahid RachlinHet huis van de moskee by Kader AbdolahFarangi Girl Growing Up in Iran by Ashley Dartnell
Irani Authors
34 books — 10 voters

The Spirit of Zoroastrianism by Prods Oktor SkjærvøThe Gathas of Zarathushtra by Piloo NanvuttyTextual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism by Mary BoyceZoroastrianism by Jenny RoseIn Search of Zarathustra by Paul Kriwaczek
Zoroastrianism/Zoroastrian - Non-Fiction
35 books — 6 voters
Alamut by Vladimir BartolEvery Rising Sun by Jamila AhmedThe Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniEqual of the Sun by Anita AmirrezvaniIn the Palace of Flowers by Victoria Princewill
Iran/Persia in Historical Fiction (Pre-1900)
22 books — 6 voters

Looking for Little Egypt by Donna CarltonAncient Egyptian Dances by Irena LexovaWomen and the Fatimids in the World of Islam by Delia CorteseWhen a Bulbul Sings by Hawaa Ayoub1001 ORIENTAL DANCE MOVES by Nataša Kočar
Middle Eastern Dance - Past and Present
33 books — 5 voters
The Persian Expedition by XenophonThe Histories by HerodotusThe Iliad by HomerAlexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army by Donald W. EngelsForgotten Empire by John E. Curtis
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - King of Kings
40 books — 3 voters

Armenia and the Crusades by Մատթեոս Ուռհայեցի (Matthew ...History of Armenia by Krikor H. MaksoudianThe Geography of Ananias of Širak by Robert H HewsenThe Penitential of David of Ganjak by Dawitʻ Alawkay OrdiHistory of the Armenians by Kirakos Gandzakets'i
Medieval Armenian texts in translation
17 books — 2 voters
Fiabe persiane by Anna VanzanDiario persiano by Anna VanzanBreve storia dell'Iran. Dalle origini ai nostri giorni by Michael AxworthyPecore e zafferano. Memorie di un viaggio in Iran by Erika MattioShah-in-Shah by Ryszard Kapuściński
Cultura e storia Iraniana&Persiana
6 books — 1 voter

Leggere Lolita a Teheran by Azar NafisiColazione da Starbucks by Laura FitzgeraldDiario persiano by Anna VanzanUltimi giorni a Teheran by Donia BijanNegli occhi della gazzella by Arash Hejazi
Romanzi ambientati in Iran
20 books — 1 voter
The Earth Shook by Donna Jo NapoliMy Grandma and Me by Mina JavaherbinPea Boy and Other Stories from Iran by Elizabeth LairdThe Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaolaRumi by Demi
Persian/Iranian Representation in Children's Picture Books
16 books — 1 voter

Things I've Been Silent About by Azar NafisiTehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourThe Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan KamaliMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
irani writers
25 books — 1 voter
The Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMy Uncle Napoleon by Iraj PezeshkzadThe Blind Owl by Sadegh HedayatReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Authors Born in Iran
9 books — 1 voter

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