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Simin Daneshvar was born in 1921 in the city of Shiraz, located in southern Iran. She married in 1950 in a love story with the writer and politician Jalal Al-Ahmad, who experienced severe upheavals throughout his political and literary life. The title of the novel comes from the legend of (Siyavash) mentioned in the book "Shahnameh" by the poet Abu al-Qasim Ferdowsi, when he was unjustly killed and his blood spilled on the ground, a red rose grew from his blood, and Siyavash became a symbol for every oppressed person in modern Persian heritage. The events of the novel revolve around (Zari), the wife of (Yusuf), the young nationalist who refuses to sell supplies to the British occupation forces. She is the mother of three children and is pregnant with a fourth. She describes Iran's condition during World War II, and the story takes place in the city of Shiraz, which is occupied by British forces. The conflict is between one of the owners named (Yusuf) and his educated wife, and the British regional commander over the distribution of grains and crops. The novel ends with the death of its hero (Yusuf) at the hands of the British forces. It tells the story of the struggle for freedom, which shapes the fate of nations, and it drove his wife to overcome her fear and make the decision to confront after losing her dearest.