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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as persia)
avg rating 4.16 — 12,242 ratings — published 2005
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as persia)
avg rating 4.52 — 5,818 ratings — published 1010
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The Blood of Flowers The Blood of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as persia)
avg rating 3.99 — 20,055 ratings — published 2007
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Persians: The Age of the Great Kings Persians: The Age of the Great Kings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as persia)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,278 ratings — published 2022
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رباعيات خيام رباعيات خيام (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as persia)
avg rating 4.17 — 23,429 ratings — published 1120
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Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as persia)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,178 ratings — published 2008
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as persia)
avg rating 4.01 — 56,822 ratings — published -430
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as persia)
avg rating 3.67 — 142,862 ratings — published 2003
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as persia)
avg rating 3.95 — 36,363 ratings — published 1937
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The Conference of the Birds The Conference of the Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as persia)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,428 ratings — published 1177
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as persia)
avg rating 4.39 — 135 ratings — published 1996
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The Divan The Divan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as persia)
avg rating 4.66 — 7,417 ratings — published 1390
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The Persian Expedition The Persian Expedition (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as persia)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,179 ratings — published -370
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Creation Creation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as persia)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,174 ratings — published 1981
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as persia)
avg rating 4.41 — 212,794 ratings — published 2007
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Samarkand Samarkand (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as persia)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,507 ratings — published 1988
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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 10 times as persia)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,838 ratings — published 2003
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as persia)
avg rating 4.27 — 237,712 ratings — published 2003
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The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as persia)
avg rating 4.42 — 62,657 ratings — published 1986
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دایی‌جان ناپلئون دایی‌جان ناپلئون (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as persia)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,706 ratings — published 1973
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The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as persia)
avg rating 4.01 — 368 ratings — published
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Iran: A Modern History Iran: A Modern History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as persia)
avg rating 4.23 — 909 ratings — published 2017
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The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as persia)
avg rating 4.02 — 82,744 ratings — published 800
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The Essential Rumi The Essential Rumi (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as persia)
avg rating 4.39 — 51,168 ratings — published 1273
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Shah of Shahs Shah of Shahs (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as persia)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,824 ratings — published 1982
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The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as persia)
avg rating 3.95 — 858 ratings — published 2023
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as persia)
avg rating 4.16 — 51,147 ratings — published 2015
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In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet (Vintage Departures) In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet (Vintage Departures)
by (shelved 7 times as persia)
avg rating 3.81 — 725 ratings — published 2002
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The Persian Cinderella The Persian Cinderella (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as persia)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,097 ratings — published 1999
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The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels (Modern Library) The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels (Modern Library)
by (shelved 7 times as persia)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,233 ratings — published 1934
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Beast Beast (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 3.47 — 7,063 ratings — published 2000
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The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.18 — 11,552 ratings — published 1972
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Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.31 — 48 ratings — published 2005
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گلستان سعدی گلستان سعدی (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,506 ratings — published 1258
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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 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,940 ratings — published 1992
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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 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.10 — 716 ratings — published 1985
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Layla and Majnun Layla and Majnun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,525 ratings — published 1192
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Spijkerschrift Spijkerschrift (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as persia)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,695 ratings — published 1999
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Every Rising Sun Every Rising Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,473 ratings — published 2023
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The Nightingales are Drunk The Nightingales are Drunk (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,547 ratings — published 1390
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Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BCE Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BCE (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.94 — 172 ratings — published 2013
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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 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,817 ratings — published 2003
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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,343 ratings — published 2013
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Equal of the Sun Equal of the Sun (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,629 ratings — published 2012
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Wise Lord of the Sky: Persian Myth (Myth and Mankind, 20) Wise Lord of the Sky: Persian Myth (Myth and Mankind, 20)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.88 — 50 ratings — published 1999
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The Road to Oxiana The Road to Oxiana (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,459 ratings — published 1937
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The Greco-Persian Wars The Greco-Persian Wars (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 4.08 — 412 ratings — published 1970
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as persia)
avg rating 4.22 — 80,581 ratings — published 2001
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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 5 times as persia)
avg rating 3.70 — 4,759 ratings — published 2005
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The Book of Roads and Kingdoms The Book of Roads and Kingdoms (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as persia)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,280 ratings — published 2022
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Annemarie Schwarzenbach
“And again there was the long road, as straight as an arrow through the shimmering wall of fog, and the sudden apparition of the solitary columns of Persepolis on the terrace that seemed surreally suspended high above the plains”
Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Morte na Pérsia

Soroosh Shahrivar
“Sanctions levied
Sanctions heavy
Break my back
But you will not end me

Many have assailed
Many have failed
Pack after pack
Blood shed but to no avail

Had my share of years
Had my share of tears
SAVAK to crack
A century of polluted atmosphere

This is my land
This is my clan
Turn the clock back
I'm as old as the history of man

Gone are the golden days
Gone are the golden ways
Stopped in my tracks
Time will lead me out of this maze

Keep my people in pain
Keep my people in chains
Wrapped in my flag
The end welcomes tyranny's campaign

Levy your sanctions
Heavy my reaction
From The Burnt City to Ganzak
I, Simurgh, will rise from the ashes

History will go round
History will go down
Evil, domestic and foreign
Will burn to the ground

Time bears witness
Time bears justice
Our mystic misfortune
A lingering dark nimbus

Rise up my wings
Rise up my kings
This majestic sovereign
Will be reborn once again”
Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

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