Siyavuş'un Ölümü

Siyavus's Death, written by Simin Dânişver, who is considered one of the most competent female writers in Iranian literature, is unanimously considered one of the best novels in Persian literature by Iranian literary critics. In this work, Dânişver skillfully narrates the political, cultural and social events that took place in Shiraz, one of Iran's historical cities, after it was occupied by the British during World War II, from a woman's perspective. The novel has a content that is familiar to Turkish readers. Siyavus's Death has various similarities with novels in Turkish literature that deal with Istanbul during the occupation period. The political calculations made by foreign soldiers, local collaborators, profiteers, Bolsheviks, cruel and heedless statesmen regarding the fate of the country, and the struggle put up by a group of intellectuals who oppose all these, constitute the axis of the work. This tragic novel, which offers a good cross-section for understanding the political and social events that took place in Iran in the 1940s, is also a narrative that reveals our similarities with our neighbor. The Death of Siyavush not only offers a very good panorama for understanding Iran in those years, but also successfully reflects the rich local culture in Shiraz.
This novel, in which Simin Dânişver, who is also from Shiraz, makes her literary talent felt with all her might, expresses all the ugliness of imperialism and what it means for a country in full detail as an example of the power of literature.

(From the Promotion Bulletin)

Paste Type : 2. Dough

Number of Pages : 352

Dimensions : 13.5 x 21

Year of First Printing : 2019

Number of Prints : 1st Edition