Yik Zan-i Tiʾūrī dar Kāfih-yi Bītlz Persiska (Farsi) 2023

This book is a true account, or at least one based on a true story, of an encounter with a “theoretical woman” in one of Tehran’s cafés, a woman who is at once real and imaginary, possessing both a physical presence and a place deeply rooted in the mental layers of the characters.

Written in a bitter yet witty tone, the novel A Theoretical Woman in Café Beatles raises questions about love, women, men, art, memories, and the regrets of life. The protagonist, with whom the author likely shares a strong sense of identification, struggles to understand his complex relationship with women, drifting between reality and theorization. He seeks to understand women, yet in the end, rather than arriving at any definitive conclusion, he finds himself confronted by contradictions, failures, and unanswered questions.