Ali Akbar Daneshvar

Ali Akbar Daneshvar was an Iranian poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is considered one of the most important figures in modern Persian literature. Daneshvar was born in 1920 in Tehran, Iran, and died in 2018. He is best known for his novels and poetry, which often explored themes of love, family, and social justice. Daneshvar was also a prominent literary critic and essayist, and was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 2005.