May 2015 Roundup
I. The 28th Tehran Int’l Book Fair Held Tehran International Book Fair is annually held in May as a social and cultural phenomenon with book […]
Year: 2015
Scorpion on Andimeshk Railway Stairs
Title: Scorpion on Andimeshk Railway Stairs, or This Train is Bleeding, Sir! Series: Contemporary Iranian Fiction Author: Hossein Mortezai’ean Abkenar Genre: Novel – War Literature Publisher: […]
War and Silence
War and Silence Short story by Elli Dehnavi Translated from Persian by Kara Abdolmaleki Release Date: May 2015 Eight years have passed since the war […]
Labour, Literature and More
I simply could not ignore the Labour Day while writing the editorial of Parsagon’s May issue. So happy Labour Day to all! The irony of […]
Elli Dehnavi Recommends
Born in 1980 in Mashhad, Elli Dehnavi is a writer, editor, and literary translator who also does academic research on Middle Eastern cinema and literature. […]
Natasha Moharramzadeh’s Top Reads
Natasha Moharramzadeh was born in 1979 in the northern city of Lahijan. She holds an MA degree in Art Research from the Art University of […]
The Memories of Taj-al-Saltaneh: A History of Wonder and Anguish
Title: Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914 Series: Persian Classics Author: Taj Al Saltana, Anna Vanzan, Abbas Amanat […]
Bijan Najdi [1941-1997]
Bijan Najdi (15 November 1941 in Khash, Iran – 25 August 1997 in Lahijan, Iran) was an Iranian short story writer and poet best known […]
10 Feb 2015
1. Khalil Khatib Rahbar Passes Away Aged 92 Dr Khalil Khatib Rahbar was born in 1923 in Kerman and received his doctorate degree in Persian […]
30 Jan 2015
1. Renowned translator Keikavus Jahandari dies Iranian translator Keikavus Jahandari, famous for his translations from German of works like Hermann Hesse ‘s “Steppenwolf” passed away […]