Category
page 1Novels set in Iran

Kelidar
Kelidar () is a novel written by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi in Persian. Comprising ten books in five volumes, the novel was written over a period of fifteen years. It draws extensively on Iranian folkloric themes and has been translated into several languages. The title refers to both a mountain and a village in the Khorasan region of Iran, which serve as the principal setting for the events of the novel.

Savushun
Savushun ( ) is a 1969 Persian historical novel by Iranian writer Simin Daneshvar. It is the first novel in Persian written by a female author. The story is about the life of a landowning family in Shiraz faced to the occupation of Iran during World War II. Savushun has sold over five hundred thousand copies in Iran.

The House of the Mosque
2005 novel by Kader Abdolah

My Uncle Napoleon
1973 novel by Iraj Pezeshkzad

A Dangerous Fortune
novel by Ken Follett