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Akbarpour: Horror Genre the New Generation’s First Priority

January 7, 2026 Mahboube Khalvati 0

Ahmad Akbarpour (born 1970 in Chah Varz, Lamerd County, Fars Province) is one of Iran’s most prolific writers of children’s and young adult literature. He […]

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 […]

Angah: A Magazine for Archiving Public Spheres of Culture, Art in Iran

December 28, 2018 Azadeh Ghahvie 0

The following conversation is made between Parsagon’s editor-at-large Azadeh Ghahvie and Arash Tanhai, graphic designer and founder of Angah – an archival-conceptual magazine that documents aspects […]

PROFILE

  • A Lantern for Persian Literature in Scandinavia  

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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

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    Reza Baraheni on Nima Youshij
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    20 Jan 2015
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    The Legend Leaves Us: Shajarian, RIP!
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    From Pariz to Paris to Paradise: Bastani Parizi passes away
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  • Nonfiction, Papyrus: Book Review
    Men at Work: Cinematic Lessons from Abbas Kiarostami
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    Mohammad Qazvini [1877-1949]
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    Two Poems by Maytham Khaghani
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    A Translator’s Note: Hedayat, Translated / Hedayat, the Translator

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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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