Iran Books

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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 610 times as iran)
avg rating 3.66 — 141,663 ratings — published 2003
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 587 times as iran)
avg rating 4.40 — 208,946 ratings — published 2007
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 569 times as iran)
avg rating 4.27 — 234,098 ratings — published 2003
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as iran)
avg rating 3.95 — 35,532 ratings — published 1937
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The Stationery Shop The Stationery Shop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 304 times as iran)
avg rating 4.23 — 130,800 ratings — published 2019
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The Lion Women of Tehran The Lion Women of Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 303 times as iran)
avg rating 4.48 — 206,234 ratings — published 2024
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 246 times as iran)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,218 ratings — published 2003
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
by (shelved 244 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 79,718 ratings — published 2001
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Martyr! Martyr! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 220 times as iran)
avg rating 4.15 — 185,008 ratings — published 2024
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Embroideries (Pantheon Graphic Library) Embroideries (Pantheon Graphic Library)
by (shelved 210 times as iran)
avg rating 3.95 — 31,256 ratings — published 2003
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Disoriental Disoriental (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 174 times as iran)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,758 ratings — published 2016
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Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as iran)
avg rating 3.72 — 9,034 ratings — published 1973
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Shah of Shahs Shah of Shahs (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as iran)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,543 ratings — published 1982
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The Blood of Flowers The Blood of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 161 times as iran)
avg rating 3.99 — 19,875 ratings — published 2007
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Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 158 times as iran)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,781 ratings — published 2006
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as iran)
avg rating 3.77 — 5,106 ratings — published 2017
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دایی‌جان ناپلئون دایی‌جان ناپلئون (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,528 ratings — published 1973
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The Septembers of Shiraz The Septembers of Shiraz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as iran)
avg rating 3.84 — 8,531 ratings — published 2007
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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as iran)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,605 ratings — published 2003
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
by (shelved 140 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,359 ratings — published 2018
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Rooftops of Tehran Rooftops of Tehran (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as iran)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,561 ratings — published 2009
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Het huis van de moskee Het huis van de moskee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as iran)
avg rating 4.14 — 15,909 ratings — published 2005
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Chicken with Plums Chicken with Plums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as iran)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,528 ratings — published 2004
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Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as iran)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,100 ratings — published 2008
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as iran)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,207 ratings — published 2008
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Iran: A Modern History Iran: A Modern History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as iran)
avg rating 4.22 — 845 ratings — published 2017
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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as iran)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,282 ratings — published 2013
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A History of Modern Iran A History of Modern Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as iran)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,679 ratings — published 2008
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as iran)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,748 ratings — published 2005
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 113 times as iran)
avg rating 4.52 — 5,740 ratings — published 1010
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Things I've Been Silent About Things I've Been Silent About (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as iran)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,035 ratings — published 2008
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City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death, and the Search for Truth in Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as iran)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,311 ratings — published 2014
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رباعيات خيام رباعيات خيام (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as iran)
avg rating 4.17 — 23,260 ratings — published 1120
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The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as iran)
avg rating 4.09 — 695 ratings — published 1985
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Suvashun Suvashun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as iran)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,086 ratings — published 1969
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Prisoner of Tehran Prisoner of Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 14,726 ratings — published 2007
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Censoring an Iranian Love Story Censoring an Iranian Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as iran)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,037 ratings — published 2008
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Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as iran)
avg rating 4.40 — 6,134 ratings — published 2020
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Not Without My Daughter Not Without My Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as iran)
avg rating 4.19 — 39,572 ratings — published 1987
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree Children of the Jacaranda Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as iran)
avg rating 3.51 — 3,853 ratings — published 2013
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Song of a Captive Bird Song of a Captive Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,277 ratings — published 2018
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Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as iran)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,950 ratings — published 2009
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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as iran)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,226 ratings — published 2025
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Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as iran)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,997 ratings — published 2016
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Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as iran)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,931 ratings — published 1992
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Everything Sad Is Untrue Everything Sad Is Untrue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as iran)
avg rating 4.30 — 44,289 ratings — published 2020
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Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as iran)
avg rating 4.46 — 3,974 ratings — published 2023
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as iran)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,171 ratings — published 2006
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The Conference of the Birds The Conference of the Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as iran)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,339 ratings — published 1177
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The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as iran)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,090 ratings — published 2012
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Karl Braungart
“  “Bad news. The Egyptians have left Bogotá on one of six American Airlines’ flights. Steve, I lost them.”
Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity

Azar Nafisi
“A message was sent by the regime to the faithful: to survive they would have to be loyal to only one interpretation of the faith, and to accept the new political role of the clergy. Father felt that this spelled the end of Islam in our country, and he did have a point. 'No foreign power,' he said, 'could destroy Islam the way these people have.”
Azar Nafisi, Things I've Been Silent About

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