A vivid example of modern Iranian literature, the novel “The History of Shiraz” by the scholar and writer Samin Donishvar tells the story of Iranian patriots who were chosen to fight against tyranny and who took up the struggle for independence.

The novel by the People's Writer of Uzbekistan Nazir Safarov returns the reader to the Bukhara emirate of the early 20th century, gives a broad picture of the life of ordinary people.