Description
In the last years of World War II, a British occupation destabilizes life in the southern Persian town of Shiraz, turning familiar loyalties into dangerous choices. At the center is Zari, a traditional woman whose household rituals and fierce devotion to her family become both refuge and battleground as political intrigue, corruption, and shifting alliances close in. Through the tensions between idealism and opportunism, the novel traces how unrest seeps into everyday relationships—fracturing families, testing faith, and exposing the moral compromises people make to survive. With Simin Daneshvar’s lyrical, psychologically astute storytelling, this landmark work illuminates themes of colonial harm, social upheaval, and the resilience—and vulnerability—of ordinary lives under extraordinary pressure.
Available Editions
paperback
Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2012
ISBN: 9781905559480
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Details
First Published
1969
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Persian Requiem by Sīmīn Dānishvar.