Simin Daneshvar
Simin Daneshvar was an influential Iranian novelist, translator, and academic. She is best known for her novel 'Savushun' (A Persian Requiem), which is considered one of the most important works of contemporary Persian literature.
Books
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1. Savushun
A Persian Requiem
Set in mid-20th-century Shiraz amid war, occupation and political upheaval, the novel follows a woman at the center of a landed household as she witnesses and quietly resists the corruption, land-grabs and moral compromises that threaten her family and community; told through rich domestic detail and the woman’s steady moral perspective, the story interweaves personal loss, social injustice, and the clash between tradition and emergent modern and nationalist forces, offering a poignant portrait of endurance and social critique from a distinctly female point of view.
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