Inspired by real facts, the so-called Spider killings in the Iranian city of Mashhad - my latest read by the French-based Iranian author Chahdortt Djavann is probably the most factual books I´ve read by her.
With empathy and humour when needed, she is revealing small stories about women forced to prostitute, killed either by the serial killer of Mashhad or by the state machine of the Islamic Republic. Both sides are inspired by the same monomanic mindset: playing the Gd against women. Imaginary or real, those stories are human testimonies about how precious life is.
A religious person theoretically may not need literature to acknowledge a basic fact. Fanatics do, because for people whose minds are perverted by religion, there is no place left for humanity.
I´ve read the book in the original French language - not aware if this book or any other books by Chahdortt Djavann were translated into English - and I recommend it to anyone interested in reading more women-related histories, particularly about women´s oppression in religious dictatorships.
Rating: 5 stars
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