Iran + 100

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Iran +100 poses a simple question to 10 Iranian authors: What might Iran look like in the year 2053, a century after the coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, strengthened the US-aligned Shah and led, through revolt and counter-revolt, to the current authoritarian regime? After decades of international isolation, and internal political struggle, not least the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement, will progressive aspirations finally have borne fruit? Or will the future merely offer new, tech-enabled strategies for maintaining the status quo?

From the sinking of Tehran into a great, tourist-attracting ‘Pit’, to inter-dimensional voids revealing parallel universes, these stories explore contemporary concerns, extrapolated into strange futures. From the upturning of gender-power structures to the scarcity of energy resources in a sun-ravaged future, from magic realism to retro-futurism, they demonstrate how old struggles can always find new forms of expression. 

Press

"Together the ten tales paint a fascinating picture of a world beyond western “normality” and offer a fascinating insight to a society and a people who are more often than not disregarded and demonized in the western media." - Outsideleft Magazine

"[Iran + 100] may not depict the rosiest picture of 2053, but it remains inspiring, highlighting the richness of Iranian society and its struggles… Iran is one of the world’s most ancient nations, and this anthology captures its history with searing prose and a clear love for its people and their struggles." - The New Arab