Things We Left Unsaid

Zoya Pirzad's much-loved novel is set in the oil town of Abadan in the early 1960s. Clarice, an Armenian-Iranian housewife, spends her days caring for her husband, three children and a demanding mother. When a new family moves in across the street, she begins to notice her own wishes and the things nobody in the house says aloud. A quiet, finely observed story of ordinary family life. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Zoya Pirzad

Persian title: چراغ ها را من خاموش می کنم

Bought from a Kabul bookshop and hand-delivered — the recipient inspects it at the door before accepting. The edition and cover may differ from the photo.