Yerzhan's votes on the list Top recommended books about Iran

Listopia > Yerzhan's votes on the list Top recommended books about Iran (48 Books)

1	The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat 3.94 avg rating — 36,648 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad 4.22 avg rating — 8,743 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Saved by Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran by Roger Housden (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 154 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 239,017 ratings "books on women and feminism in Iran" Yerzhan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian 4.11 avg rating — 1,599 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur 3.63 avg rating — 914 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Things We Left Unsaid by Zoya Pirzad 3.62 avg rating — 10,529 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Sohrab Sepehri: A selection of poems from The Eight Books by Sohrâb Sepehrî 4.67 avg rating — 85 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian 3.78 avg rating — 1,250 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat 4.23 avg rating — 925 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer 4.30 avg rating — 12,986 ratings "Iran politics"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution by Sattareh Farman Farmaian 4.13 avg rating — 1,944 ratings "Iran politics"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A History of Modern Iran by Ervand Abrahamian 3.88 avg rating — 1,748 ratings "Iran politics"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Shah by Abbas Milani 4.24 avg rating — 1,256 ratings "Iran politics"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran by Homa Katouzian 4.01 avg rating — 370 ratings "Iran history"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran by Michael Axworthy 3.83 avg rating — 2,196 ratings "Iran history"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 11,842 ratings "Iranian novels"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Cypress Tree: A Love Letter to Iran by Kamin Mohammadi 3.79 avg rating — 345 ratings "Iranian novels"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Land of the Turquoise Mountains: Journeys Across Iran by Cyrus Massoudi 3.62 avg rating — 89 ratings "Iranian novels"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi 3.67 avg rating — 143,239 ratings "books on women and feminism in Iran"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran by Nina Ansary (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 182 ratings "books on women and feminism in Iran"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist 4.17 avg rating — 1,126 ratings "poem books on Iran"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur 3.70 avg rating — 11,791 ratings "poem books on Iran"	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Who Rules Iran?: The Structure of Power in the Islamic Republic by Wilfried Buchta 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran by Roy Mottahedeh 4.09 avg rating — 720 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah 4.14 avg rating — 16,437 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations by James A. Bill 3.96 avg rating — 74 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation by Barbara Slavin 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Year amongst the Persians: Impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve months' residence in that country in the years 1887-8 by Edward Granville Browne 4.12 avg rating — 48 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Strangling of Persia by W. Morgan Shuster 4.21 avg rating — 168 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World by David Burnett 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran by Laura Secor 4.13 avg rating — 395 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison―Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out by Jason Rezaian 3.87 avg rating — 1,756 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Modern Iran. Roots and Results of Revolution by Nikki R. Keddie 3.78 avg rating — 302 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Sexual Politics in Modern Iran by Janet Afary 4.25 avg rating — 64 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran by Kevan Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America by Kenneth M. Pollack 3.89 avg rating — 553 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran by Peter J. Chelkowski 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran by Andrew Scott Cooper 4.15 avg rating — 972 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Reign of the Ayatollahs : Iran and the Islamic Revolution by Shaul Bakhash 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Together Tea: A Heartwarming Debut of a Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Persian Culture to Love and Understanding by Marjan Kamali (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 10,218 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran by Meghan Nuttall Sayres (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi 3.92 avg rating — 17,011 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,115 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran by Terence Ward 3.88 avg rating — 404 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas 3.84 avg rating — 27,876 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour 3.69 avg rating — 2,053 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 20,114 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars