Simin Daneshvar (pronounced sim-EEN dan-esh-VAR) was born on April 28, 1921, in Shiraz, the birthplace of two of the greatest classical Persian poets, Hafez and Saadi, whose verses Iranians still memorize. Daneshvar, that dilemma symbolized Iran’s: submit and suffer, or rebel and die. The second brother’s wife - the family’s matriarch and the heroine of the tale - seeks to balance those two urgent priorities, love for her family and love for her nation. Another chooses patriotic defiance, with tragic results. One brother collaborates, which brings him wealth and temporary protection. In the novel, set during the war, an Iranian family tries to cope with the demands of British occupiers. It provided the backdrop for her masterpiece, the sprawling family saga “Savushun,” published in 1969. During World War II she witnessed the Allied occupation of her country. Iran’s turbulent modern history, defined above all by foreign exploitation, framed Ms. Relatives, who confirmed the death, said she had had influenza. Simin Daneshvar, who was the most potent surviving symbol of the vibrancy of 20th-century literature in Iran, died on March 8 in Tehran.
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