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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
442 books — 486 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
505 books — 304 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
481 books — 205 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
344 books — 185 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
190 books — 161 voters
The Book of Love by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-RumiThe Essential Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumiمثنوی 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 — 102 voters

EL TERCER TESTIGO by Juan José Soriano LluchThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
Historical Fiction - Middle East
136 books — 83 voters
A Girl Like That by Tanaz BhathenaThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehShadow Spinner by Susan FletcherHabibi by Naomi Shihab NyeThe Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Young Adult & Middle Grade Fiction Set in the Middle East
234 books — 73 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 — 70 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 GedneyPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino
Women's prison memoirs
71 books — 59 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
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 — 54 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
163 books — 51 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
178 books — 40 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
51 books — 40 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

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 — 26 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
38 books — 18 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
40 books — 18 voters
The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia RodenPersiana by Sabrina GhayourOlives, Lemons & Za'atar by Rawia BisharaArabesque by Claudia RodenFalastin by Sami Tamimi
Best Middle Eastern & North African Cookbooks
136 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 NakhjaváníCensoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour
Books Written by Iranian Authors live outside Iran(لیست کتابهای نوشته شده توسط نویسندگان ایرانی در خارج ازایران)
9 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
138 books — 9 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
37 books — 7 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

Fustuk by Robert Mgrdich ApelianA Prince Among Pirates by Katie AbdouIn the Country I Love by Alaa Al-BarkawiAicha by Soraya BouazzaouiCleopatra by Saara El-Arifi
SWANA Fiction Books - 2026 Release
55 books — 5 voters
Idąc na rzeź by Mahmoud DowlatabadiHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamCiała niebieskie by Jokha AlharthiKsięga zniknięcia by Ibtisam AzemHuryska by Kamel Daoud
Rahla
5 books — 2 voters

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