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Obituary: Prof. Akbar Alemi [1945-2020]

October 23, 2020 parsagon 0

Dr Akbar Alami, Iranian university professor, TV presenter, film critic, and director died of the coronavirus on Tuesday, October 13, at the age of 77. […]

Summer was a sad season for Iranian Studies

September 30, 2018 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Summer 2018 witnessed the death of some of the best Iranologists across the world. On 6th August 2018, Dr Leonard Lewisohn passed away at age […]

Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan

October 16, 2015 Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri 0

There are not many literary scholars in the history of Persian literature who are also great poets; neither are there many poets who made it […]

Profile: Ruyin Pakbaz [b. 1939]

September 1, 2015 Erfan Mojib 0

Ruyin Pakbaz (1939, Tehran) is a prominent Iranian art historian, critic, educator and painter.  He studied painting at Tehran University (1967) and then pursued his […]

PROFILE

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    September 25, 2025 0

PIECE

  • Seven Poems by Gholamreza Brousan

    December 13, 2025 0
  • Seven Short Poems by Siavash Kasrai

    February 21, 2025 0

PARAGON

  • Five-Spirited Garden: Review of Hafiz’s Little Book of Life

    October 24, 2025 1
  • Fear and Misery of the Third Reich in Tehran

    June 9, 2025 0

PALETTE

  • Palette: Morteza Katouzian

    August 2, 2025 0

PRIZE

  • The Afshar Literary Awards

    September 19, 2025 0

PODIUM

  • Akbarpour: Horror Genre the New Generation’s First Priority

    January 7, 2026 0

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    Seven Poems by Abbas Kiarostami
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    Savushun
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    Five-Spirited Garden: Review of Hafiz’s Little Book of Life
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    Houshang Golshiri Awards
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    Profile: Ruyin Pakbaz [b. 1939]
  • 1940s, Dramatist, Musician, Novelist, Profile
    Reza Ghassemi [b. 1949]
  • Fiction, Papyrus: Book Review, Short Stories
    Review: Marziyeh Sotoudeh’s “Top Top Khamir”
  • Networthy, Roundup
    May 2014 Networthy
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    In the name of research, in memoriam of Forouzanfar
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    Sholeh Wolpe’s Top Sevens

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Founded in November 2013, Parsagon attempts to present a vista of the latest achievements of Persian literati and artists/writers of Iranian origin, as well as to serve as an authentic archive of books coming from Iran. The team’s activities are diverse:
Translation and localization of Persian literary texts,
Editing and consulting services to Persian writers whose work are found apt for translation,
Promotion of Persian literature and culture in the English-speaking world,
Completion of an online database of contemporary Iranian/Persian literary and cultural figures.
Annual publication of The Persian Literature Review.
PARSAGON is an Iran-based private and non-partisan literary project. If you are interested in our activities, do not hesitate to contact us.

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