somayeh sharooni

Abstract Today, given the essential role of women in the development and advancement of societies, the importance of addressing their status and position has become increasingly evident. Women's narratives often reflect their unique pains and concerns. Touba, a novella by Kobra Saeedi, explores the condition of women in Iranian society prior to the Islamic Revolution. This study examines the novella through the sociological lens of the French theorist Pierre Bourdieu, focusing on women’s capital and their actions within various fields of practice. In addition to economic capital, Bourdieu introduced other forms such as social, cultural, and symbolic capital. By analyzing women's access to these forms of capital, the study aims to offer a clear depiction of their status within the contextual fabric of society. In Touba, the author portrays the subordination of women across different social fields in pre-revolutionary Iran and reveals their deprivation in various types of capital, including limited social capital, ineffective economic capital, and a lack of symbolic capital.