Novels and memoirs about Iran

Hi
Can anyone suggest some books I can read about Iran.
Novels and memoirs I'm most interested in

Thanks

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Samarcande by Amin Maalouf

Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski

A cross section of stuff, some Iranian literature, some travel memoirs, some memoirs of foreigners who lived in Iran, some pre and some post revolution. Enjoy.

Basmenji: Tehran Blues
Nihai: Caspian Rain
Dowlatabadi: Missing Soluch
Dowlatabadi The Colonel
Sofer: The Sepembers of Shiraz
Seraji: Rooftops of Tehran
Nafisi Reading Lolita in Tehran
Pezeshkzad: My Uncle Napoleon
Hedayat: The Blind Owl
Esfandiary: Identity Card
Daneshvar: A Persian Requiem
Zolghadr: Softcore
Saniee: Book of Fate
Hooman Majd: The Ayatollah begs to differ
Hooman Majd: The Ministry of Guidance invites you not to stay
Dartnell: Farangi Girl

I'm reading "Shah of Shahs" by Ryszard Kapuściński .
That's after my travel in Iran two months ago.
I just love his way of thinking.

Not Without my Daughter

I found "Inside Iran : women's lives by Jane Howard" really good to read before I went to Iran. It is easy enough to read (i.e. it's not boring) but it is enlightening.

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