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Shahnameh heroes, revolution rooftops, Tehran divorces and taxi confessions — Persian stories span empires and apartment blocks. Start with these ten, then open Iran on StoryTerra's map.
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the "Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings," the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet…
The Divan
The Persian poet Hafez (1320-1389) is best known as a Sufi mystic who incorporated elements of Sufism into his verses. The state of God-Realisation is symbolised through union with a Beloved, and drinking the wine of…
Masnavi
Persian poems by Maulana Jalāl al-Dīn Mohammad Balkhi (appropriated as Rumi by the Ottomans), 1207-1273.
Persepolis, Volume 1
Première bande dessinée issue de l'Iran, Persepolis de Marjane Satrapi a été la révélation que l'on sait. La chute du Shah, la révolution islamique et l'exil vécus par une fillette de dix ans, qui choisit vingt ans plus…
Argo
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
The Conference of the Birds
Considered by Rumi to be “the master” of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul’s search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world’s…
Persepolis
In 1970s Iran Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows…
A Separation
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse…
300: Rise of an Empire
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and…
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