That Cosy Corner on the Left
When I close the house door, I sit there at the doorstep and tighten the shoelaces. I modestly and calmly pass the houses and shops […]
Short Stories
Birthday of Reza Deldar-Nik
Short story by Mohammad Tolouei It happened in the middle of the ceremony. Although mom had made sure I went to the toilet just before […]
Hanover’s Goalkeeper
Two weeks ago, Robert Enke killed himself. He was the goalkeeper of both Hanover and the German national soccer team. Which one of the Iranian players would do something like that?
Review: Marziyeh Sotoudeh’s “Top Top Khamir”
From the short story collection The Care of Strangers Author: Marzieh Sotoudeh Language: Persian Publisher: H&S Media, 2013 Marziyeh Sotoudeh (b. 1957) is an Iranian-Canadian […]
As Though Someone Is Laughing at Little Girls!
Written by Mehrnaz Shirazi-Adl From the short story collection That’s Perhaps the Only Way (شاید تنها راهش همین باشد) – Qatreh Publications, 2016. Translated from the Persian […]
Memorial Day
Memorial Day A short story by Peyman Esmaeili Translated from Persian by Shima Houshyar Courtesy of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Release Date: […]
The Book of Isfahan
Authors: Ali Khodaei, Arash Sadeqbeigi, Jafar Modarres-Sadeghi, Keyhan Khanjani, Mohammad Tolouei, Nasibeh Fazlellahi Publication Date: 2015; Publisher: Ofoq Available in other languages: No The Book […]
The Mourners of Bayal
Author: Gholamhossein Sa’edi Publication Date: 1964 Perhaps the best-known collection of Gholamhossein Sa’edi’s short stories, The Mourners of Bayal comprises eight interconnected stories, all of which […]
Tirgan Short Story Contest
Tirgan: an ancient celebration of Iranian arts and culture Tirgan refers to an ancient festival traditionally held in the month of July (the month of […]