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ثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa AshourThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAzazil by Youssef ZiedanThe Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
Best Middle East Fiction
431 books — 471 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerEmpress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanEon by Alison GoodmanThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
502 books — 306 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Children of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirThe Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
Of Kings and Queens
450 books — 197 voters
Winging It by Lia RussSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich HarrerReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Asia
352 books — 184 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad Akreyi
Must Reads
182 books — 154 voters
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

EL TERCER TESTIGO by Juan José Soriano LluchMountains on Fire by Aram YardumianThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Historical Fiction - Middle East
127 books — 87 voters
Last Things by Betta FerrendelliA Girl Like That by Tanaz BhathenaThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Breadwinner by Deborah EllisShadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
Young Adult & Middle Grade Fiction Set in the Middle East
233 books — 82 voters

If You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanGuapa by Saleem HaddadTurkey by Jack ScottThe Hakawati by Rabih AlameddinePerking the Pansies - Jack and Liam move to Turkey by Jack Scott
LGBT in the Middle East
65 books — 69 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 — 55 voters

Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiThe Blind Owl by Sadegh HedayatTehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourCensoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar MandanipourSavushun by Simin Daneshvar
Iranian Fiction
45 books — 53 voters
Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisiزندگی مه آلود پریا by سید مرتضی مصطفویLipstick Jihad by Azadeh Moaveniگم شده ای در مه by سید مرتضی مصطفوی
Books about Iran
160 books — 50 voters

Corrections in Ink by Keri BlakingerOrange Is the New Black by Piper KermanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyPrisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat
Women's prison memoirs
67 books — 49 voters
مرگ یزدگرد by بهرام بیضائیشب هزار و یکم by بهرام بیضائیپرده‌خانه by بهرام بیضائیشهر قصه by بیژن مفیدخشک‌سالی و دروغ by محمد یعقوبی
بهترین نمایشنامه های ایرانی
41 books — 39 voters

The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićGulab by Rohith S. KatbamnaThe Girl with No Face by M.H. BorosonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Asian Protagonist
173 books — 39 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
49 books — 38 voters

روی ماه خداوند را ببوس by مصطفی مستوردالان بهشت by نازی صفویبامداد خمار by فتانه حاج سیدجوادیکیمیاگر by Paulo Coelhoدریا by ماندا معینی
don't recommend it pls
111 books — 28 voters
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib KhorramHow It All Blew Up by Arvin AhmadiIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiRana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat
Iranian Rep in YA
38 books — 18 voters

The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia RodenPersiana by Sabrina GhayourFalastin by Sami TamimiOlives, Lemons & Za'atar by Rawia BisharaFeast by Anissa Helou
Best Middle Eastern & North African Cookbooks
136 books — 17 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

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 Stationery Shop by Marjan KamaliWishing Well by Zahra Pedram JafariA Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Massoumeh Raouf BasharidoustThe Saddlebag by Bahíyyih NakhjaváníA Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Massoumeh Raouf Basharidoust
Books Written by Iranian Authors live outside Iran(لیست کتابهای نوشته شده توسط نویسندگان ایرانی در خارج ازایران)
11 books — 9 voters

The Testament by John GrishamState of Wonder by Ann PatchettA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
52 Book Club 2024: Summer Mini Challenge - Volleyball: Set in a Country That Wins a 2024 Olympic Gold In Volleyball
137 books — 8 voters
Zoroastrianism by Jenny RoseTextual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism by Mary BoyceThe Spirit of Zoroastrianism by Prods Oktor SkjærvøThe Gathas of Zarathushtra by Piloo NanvuttyIn Search of Zarathustra by Paul Kriwaczek
Zoroastrianism/Zoroastrian - Non-Fiction
35 books — 6 voters

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIITehran Noir by Salar AbdohA World Between by Persis M. KarimThe Rug Merchant by Phillip LopateThe Walk-In Closet by Abdi Nazemian
Iranian Americans in Fiction
18 books — 5 voters
A Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Summer Harmanخاطرات سياسی اجتماعی دكتر صادق طباطبايی / جلد اول by صادق طباطباییA Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Massoumeh Raouf Basharidoust(شرح اسم by هدایت‌الله بهبودیA Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs by Massoumeh Raouf Basharidoust
Best Books on Islamic revolution in Iran: descreptions and reports
8 books — 5 voters

A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkNory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly GiffThe Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGrawRed Sails to Capri by Ann WeilMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Read Around the World FOR KIDS (No picture books)
167 books — 4 voters
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

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