Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran (Persian Classics) - Softcover

Daneshvar, Simin; Ghanoonparvar, M R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0934211310 ISBN 13: 9780934211314

Publisher: Mage Publishers, Incorporated, 2017

Synopsis

"A very engaging saga..." Washington Post Book World; "A powerfully resonant work.." Publishers Weekly; "Outstanding foreign fiction..." USA Today. Savushun (pronounced "sa-voo-shoon") is a folk tradition, surviving in Southern Iran from an undateable pre-islamic past, that conjures hope in spite of everything. The novel chronicles the life of a Persian family during the World War II Allied occupation of Iran. It is set in Shiraz, a town which evokes images of Persepolis and pre-islamic monuments, the great Persian poets, the shrines, sufis and nomadic tribes all within a historical web of the interests, privilege and influence of foreign powers, corruption, incompetence and arrogance of persons in authority. The story is seen through the eyes of Zari, a young wife, and mother, who copes with her idealistic husband while struggling with her desire for traditional family life and her need for an individual identity. simin daneshvar lives and continues to write in Iran.

About this title

About the Author:

Among contemporary writers of Iran, the majority of whom are men, one woman stands out: Simin Daneshvar. Her work has developed and matured since the late 1940s, and today she is known as one of Iran's best fiction writers. Her masterpiece novel Savushun, published in 1969, is considered the climax of Persian novel writing.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Persian

About this edition

• Publisher: Mage Publishers, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0934211310
• ISBN 13: 9780934211314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322