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Sadeq Chubak: The Voice of the Voiceless

July 31, 2025 Arash Mehdipour 0

Through the exploration of literary works, we gain a profound understanding of human life and relentlessly get involved with environmental, social, and psychological factors on the human psyche. […]

A Database for Persian, Translated

June 26, 2022 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Alireza Taheri Araghi is an Iranian writer and translator. His translations have appeared in Asymptote, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Tripwire, RHINO, and Bat City Review, and his translation of Shahram […]

Samin Baghcheban [1925 – 2008]

March 20, 2017 Leili Adibfar 0

It was that time of the year again; the time that the scent of hyacinths fuses with the smell of vinegar, and the goldfish bounces […]

Reza Amirkhani [b. 1973]

December 1, 2013 Farzaneh Doosti 0

BIO BRIEF Born in Tehran a few years before the Islamic Revolution, Reza Amirkhani is a true representative of the Revolution Generation, or as they […]

Reza Ghassemi [b. 1949]

November 1, 2013 Farzaneh Doosti 0

BIO BRIEF Born in Isfahan in 1949 to an Iranian couple of Southern origin, Reza Ghassemi soon flourished as a talented musician, player of the […]

PROFILE

  • A Lantern for Persian Literature in Scandinavia  

    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

POPULAR

  • Genre, Piece, Poetry
    Seven Poems by Abbas Kiarostami
  • Annual, December, Piece, Poet, Poetry
    Vartan: a poem by Ahmad Shamlou
  • Fiction, Novel, Papyrus: Book Review
    Savushun
  • Networthy
    In the name of research, in memoriam of Forouzanfar
  • October, Prizes
    The Afshar Literary Awards
  • 1940s, Dramatist, Musician, Novelist, Profile
    Reza Ghassemi [b. 1949]
  • Fiction, Papyrus: Book Review, Short Stories
    Review: Marziyeh Sotoudeh’s “Top Top Khamir”
  • December, Piece, Poet, Poetry
    Seven Poems by Gholamreza Brousan
  • June, Prizes
    Houshang Golshiri Awards
  • Critic, Historian, Painter, Profile, Researcher, Scholar, Translator
    Profile: Ruyin Pakbaz [b. 1939]

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  • Seven Poems by Gholamreza Brousan

    December 13, 2025 0
  • Five-Spirited Garden: Review of Hafiz’s Little Book of Life

    October 24, 2025 1
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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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