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Shahrnush Parsipur: She is a novelist and feminist who has written several books that challenge the social and political norms of Iran, such as Women Without Men, Touba and the Meaning of Night, and Kissing the Sword. She has faced censorship, imprisonment, and exile for her works.

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi: He is a prolific writer who has written over 20 novels and 100 short stories, mostly about the lives and struggles of the rural and urban poor in Iran. His most famous work is The Colonel, a dark and powerful novel about the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Azar Nafisi: She is a professor and author who is best known for her memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran, which recounts her experience of teaching Western literature to a group of female students in the Islamic Republic of Iran. She has also written Things I’ve Been Silent About, The Republic of Imagination, and That Other World.

Goli Taraghi: She is a short story writer and essayist who has written about the themes of exile, nostalgia, identity, and memory. Her works include The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons, Scattered Memories, and Winter Sleep. She has won several literary awards and has been translated into many languages.

Shahriar Mandanipour: He is a novelist and critic who has written experimental and allegorical works that explore the relationship between fiction and reality, such as Censoring an Iranian Love Story, Moon Brow, and The Book of Fate. He has also taught creative writing at several universities in the US.