Abshuran is a collection of 12 short stories with a realistic approach, and the author has tried to provide a kind of political / social critique in his own way, focusing on the lives of the underdeveloped and marginalized communities.

Ali Ashraf Darvishian was an Iranian story writer and scholar. After finishing teacher-training college, he taught at the poverty-stricken villages of Gilan-e-Gharb and Shah Abad (nowadays called Islam Abad). This atmosphere is featured in most of his stories. Later, he moved to Tehran and continued his studies in Persian literature.