Understanding Iran's protests through its literary legacy

1979: Iranian actress Maliheh Nikjoumand argues with two clergymen who want to enforce the compulsory veil.
1979: Iranian actress Maliheh Nikjoumand argues with two clergymen who want to enforce the compulsory veil.

The protests of 2022 are not new in the political landscape of Iran, and novels can help us place them in a larger historical context, writes Laetitia Nanquette