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On Iran

Also known as Persia, Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. The titles below highlight the richness of its cultures and its peoples, including those in the diaspora.

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  • The Boy on the Peacock Throne

    a Childhood Before & After Revolution : a Memoir in Words & Pictures

    Aref-Adib, Mehrdad,
    An illustrated memoir about growing up in Iran before and after the 1979 Revolution.
    Book, 2026UK : Anar Editions, 2026. — 955.05 AREF-ADIB 2025
  • Breathing Space

    Iranian Women Photographers

    Showcases the work of 23 photographers and their diverse approaches to their craft.
    Book, 2023New York : Thames & Hudson, 2023. — 779.0922 BREATHING 2023
  • Fiction. In this interpretation of 'One Thousand and One Nights,' Shaherazade uses wit and political mastery to navigate opulent palaces brimming with treachery and the perils of the Third Crusade.
    Book, 2023New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023. — F AHMED-J
  • For the Sun After Long Nights

    the Story of Iran's Women-led Uprising

    Jamalpour, Fatemeh,
    A moving exploration of the 2022 women-led protests in Iran, as told through the interwoven stories of two journalists.
    Book, 2025New York : Pantheon Books, 2025. — 955.063 JAMALPOUR 2025
  • Googoosh

    a Sinful Voice

    Googoosh,
    One of the biggest pop stars of the 20th century tells her remarkable story: her rise to fame in pre-revolution Iran, her arrest and imprisonment, her 20-year exile, and finally, her triumphant return to the global stage.
    Book, 2025New York : Gallery Books, 2025. — B GOOGO 2025
  • Fiction. Spanning 50 years in the history of modern Iran, the story recounts the colorful destinies of twelve children who get lost one long-ago night inside a mysterious palace.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Europa Editions, 2025. — F AZAR-S
  • In a series of vignettes based on clandestine interviews, this award-winning graphic novel explores the politics and love lives of ten young Iranian men and women from diverse backgrounds.
    Graphic Novel, 2021University Park, Pennsylvania : Graphic Mundi, [2021] — GN 955.06 DEUXARD 2021
  • King of Kings

    the Iranian Revolution : a Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

    Anderson, Scott, 1959-
    A narrative history of the Iranian Revolution, one of the most momentous events in modern times.
    Book, 2025New York : Doubleday, 2025. — 955.053 ANDERSON 2025
  • Poems from a trailblazer of Iranian literature; gathers work from Farrokhzad’s whole writing life, including the entirety of her posthumous book from which the title of this collection derives.
    Book, 2022New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2022. — 891.5513 FARRUKHZA 2022
  • Fiction. Childhood friends later separated by class and circumstance, Ellie and Homa meet once again when an event alters the course of both of their lives.
    Book, 2024New York : Gallery Books, 2024. — F KAMAL-M
  • Majnun and Layla

    Songs From Beyond the Grave

    Damezin, Yann,
    Graphic novel retelling of a ca. 7th-century poem about unfulfilled love. Available as an eBook on Comics Plus.
    Graphic Novel, 2023Los Angeles, CA : Life Drawn, an imprint of Humanoids, Inc., [2023] — GN MAJNU
  • Fiction. Following five women from the once-illustorious Valiat family as they grapple with revolutions personal and political.
    Book, 2025New York : Scribner, 2025. — F MAHLO-S
  • Fiction. The fantastical and the visceral merge in tales of tender desire and collective violence, the boredom and brutality of war, and the clash of modern urban life and rural traditions.
    Book, 2022New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2022. — F MANDA-S
  • The capital's musicians and poets take us on a musical tour in a charming film about a music culture rarely heard of in the West.
    Streaming Video, 2020Pragda, 2020. — Kanopy