Simin Daneshvar, trans. from the Persian by Patricia J. Higgins and Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi. Syracuse Univ., $29.95. (352p) ISBN 978-0-8156-1147-9
Daneshvar (Savushun) offers an immersive if didactic look at a young woman exploring the bounds of her independence in 1970s Iran. Hasti Nourian, 26, works at the Ministry of Arts and Culture in Terhan. Hasti’s mother, Eshrat, wants Hasti to marry...
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Simin Daneshvar, Author, Simin Danishvar, Author, Maryam Mafi, Translator Mage Publishers $22 (184p) ISBN 978-0-934211-19-2
In five intriguing stories, the formal detachment of Daneshvar's prose reinforces her subtle revelation of repressive features in Iranian society. The author, one of the few well-known women writers in Iran, is a feminist opposed to both political...
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Simin Daneshvar, Author, Hassan Javadi, Translator, Amin Neshati, Translator Mage Publishers $24.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-934211-42-0
These six vibrant stories by Iranian novelist Daneshvar (Savushun) chronicle the vicissitudes of life-its horror, unfairness, humor and fleeting beauty. There is the domestic tragedy of ``A City Like Paradise,'' which tells of a black servant...
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