Takhrībʹgar Persiska (Farsi) 2021

A Persian novel.
Negar, a self-made pharmacist who grew up in an orphanage, is working with her two friends, Shamim and Mastaneh, to develop a new drug they hope to patent. The story begins when Negar moves into a new house she has bought with great difficulty using her savings. Upon arrival, however, she discovers that the property deed is registered in the name of Kamyab Miladi—a harsh, impenetrable man who claims ownership of the house and refuses to compromise.

Amid this conflict, Shamim, Negar’s closest friend, accidentally drinks a dose of the drug that has not yet reached the testing phase—and then disappears. She is later found at a time when several people in the city have become infected with a strange, unknown virus resembling rabies or a “zombie” disease. Negar gradually realizes that those infected have been bitten by Shamim, and the mystery deepens…