1941 – PARSAGON

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 […]

Fariba Vafi nominated for LiBeratur Prize

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May 2016

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May 2015 Roundup

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Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Award

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Reza Amirkhani [b. 1973]

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Peyman Esmaeili’s Favorite Books

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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

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Top 2014 Literary Translations From Persian

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Aida Runs over Behnam Naseh’s Bookshelves

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In the Library of Payman Fiuzat

Born in 1981 in Tehran, Payman Fiuzat started his studies as an electronics student at Azad University but then changed his major to English translation a while later, […]
Sholeh Wolpe’s Top Sevens

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Hamed Esmaeilion Recommends

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Illustrator Morteza Zahedi’s Favorite Fiction

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Born in 1981 in Kermanshah and brought up in Tehran, Mehdi Navid is a writer, translator and editor best known for his translations of Beckett […]
Dr Behzad Ghaderi’s Top Sevens

Born in 1953 in the South-Eastern city of Zahedan, Behzad Ghaderi should be regarded as the cavalier of Drama Studies in Iran. A peerless translator, […]
The Top Seven Books of Belgheis Soleimani

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Mohsen Ghane Basiri’s Top 7s

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7 Popular Iranian Children’s Books: Editors Pick

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The Top Sevens in the Library of Robab Moheb

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Fariba Vafi nominated for LiBeratur Prize

May 2016

May 2015 Roundup

Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Award

Reza Amirkhani [b. 1973]

Peyman Esmaeili’s Favorite Books

Elli Dehnavi Recommends

Natasha Moharramzadeh’s Top Reads

Top 2014 Literary Translations From Persian

Aida Runs over Behnam Naseh’s Bookshelves

In the Library of Payman Fiuzat

Sholeh Wolpe’s Top Sevens

Hamed Esmaeilion Recommends

Illustrator Morteza Zahedi’s Favorite Fiction

Mehdi Navid Recommends

Dr Behzad Ghaderi’s Top Sevens

The Top Seven Books of Belgheis Soleimani

Mohsen Ghane Basiri’s Top 7s

7 Popular Iranian Children’s Books: Editors Pick

Ale Ebrahim Recommends

The Top Sevens in the Library of Robab Moheb

Curator Ali Bakhtiari Recommends

Reza Sarraf Recommends

The Goethe Medal Winner Recommends

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