The Terrible Tehran

The Terrible Tehran is the first social novel, which was written in 1922. This novel is about female sex workers and is both focused on the lives of women and narrates the way in which women in Iranian society were treated. Following World War One there was a wave of political corruption and signs of decaying morals throughout the country that are depicted within this book. 

Review:

"In Kazemi's novel all the prototypes of the socially victimized woman exist, from the beautiful young girl in love with a noble and penniless young man, harassed by greedy, insensitive parents, to the duped and penitent 'fallen woman'." 

The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran - Dr. Azar Nafisi