Publication

1990 - Mage Publishers, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

96,750 words, Guess

Page Count

387 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100934211248
  • ISBN-139780934211246
  • Goodreads3801251
  • Library of Congress Control Number90005608
  • Open LibraryOL1853888M

Classifications

  • DDC891/.5533
  • LCCPK6561.D263 S213 1990

Description

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.

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