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University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Iranian Women Writers, Islamic Feminism, Iranian Nationalism, Gender, Literary Subterfuge,
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Simin Daneshvar's Savushun: Examining Gender Under Patriarchy, Yasaman Jahed
Simin Daneshvar's Savushun: Examining Gender Under Patriarchy, Yasaman Jahed
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The author covers issues of gender and Iranian national identity as reflected in Iran’s first published woman novelist, Simin Daneshvar. Her novel, Savushun, is the first novel to be published by an Iranianwoman in 1969. The novel depicts Iran at the start of the country’s governmental factions in 1941 when Reza Shah Pahlavi overthrew years of Iranian dynasty and established a monarchy. This thesis explores how the novel is a vital part of Iran’s historical literature as well as essential to the present day discussion of gender and politics, especially for women within the patriarchal paradigm.