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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. […]

Aeen Norouzi’s Top Sevens

June 11, 2020 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Aeen Norouzi has accepted our invitation to the second edition of Parsagon’s Top Sevens, and shared his favorite reads in Persian and world literature with us.

Elli Dehnavi Recommends

April 11, 2015 Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri 0

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

March 25, 2015 Farzaneh Doosti 0

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 […]

Bijan Najdi [1941-1997]

February 15, 2015 Erfan Mojib 0

Bijan Najdi (15 November 1941 in Khash, Iran – 25 August 1997 in Lahijan, Iran) was an Iranian short story writer and poet best known […]

Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim [b. 1951]

February 1, 2014 Mahboube Khalvati 0

Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim was born on 24 October 1951 in one of the poor districts of Estahban, Fars province. His passion for teaching made […]

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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:
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