A Persian Requiem by Simin Daneshvar
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A Persian Requiem
Summary
Thought to be the first novel published by a Iranian woman, this tells of the impact of the British army of occupation on a small Persian town in the 1940s. Events are seen through the eyes of a woman who, untypically for the time and place, begins to question her own position and expectations.
A Persian Requiem Summary
About Simin Daneshvar
Educated in Iran she won a Fulbright scholarship to Stanford University. Married to a major Iranian intellectual who founded the Writers' Association of Iran, which she supported after his early death. She provided moral support for those opposing the Shah, but retired from public life after the revolution in 1979.
Additional information
GOR002435217
9781870015400
1870015401
A Persian Requiem by Simin Daneshvar
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
1991-05-23
256
N/A
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