TEHRAN – A number of literati and cultural officials gathered in the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the passing of the eminent author and translator Simin Daneshvar (1922-2012).

Daneshvar, known as the first Iranian female novelist, died at the age of 90 in March 2012.

Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural Affairs Abbas Salehi and critic Hossein Payandeh were among the participants in the event, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Monday.

Speaking at the ceremony, Salehi said that Iranian females have had influential roles in the history of Persian classic literature, and Simin Daneshvar had her impact on fiction.

“Simin grew up in an artistic family, she married and lived with (the controversial) author of the time, Jalal Al-e Ahmad. Of course, she never forgot her own identity, and despite many commonalities, she had her differences with him,” Salehi said. More.

See: Tehran Times

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