Abstract
The political narrative fiction is a branch of the modern fiction which can be analysed from different perspectives. The intention of the present article is to perform a political reading on five stories by women writers belonging to the era after the Islamic revolution in Iran. The political issues reflected in the stories, the role of the male and female characters in political issues, different views about the participation of women in political activities, and the type, the method, and the volume of their participation are among the issues which the article attempts to discuss. In these novels, the main characters are usually among the women, although they often participate in lower social levels. In addition, these female characters are portrayed as idealistic, and there is an attempt in these stories to show that the women have participated in political activities hand in hand with the men, and that their roles in such issues of the modern Iran are as vital as those of men. This article also attempts to show the illustration in these stories of the obstacles in the way of the women’s presence in the political scene, and how they highlight the significance of the their participation in political affairs.
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