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The Top 7x7s of Niloufar Talebi

August 21, 2020 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Born to Iranian parents in London, the Iranian-American artist Niloufar Talebi has been devoting her career to the promotion of Persian arts and literature, the […]

Illustrator Morteza Zahedi’s Favorite Fiction

July 17, 2014 parsagon 0

 Renowned painter, illustrator and sculptor Morteza Zahedi was born in 1978 in Rasht, Iran. Zahedi graduated in painting in 1995 and ever since then has held […]

The Flight of a Very Old Man Born with Enormous Wings

April 20, 2014 Farzaneh Doosti 0

The demise of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is more than a casual newspaper heading. It’s the death of a gigantic writer whose mighty pen and magic […]

Mohsen Ghane Basiri’s Top 7s

April 7, 2014 Mahboube Khalvati 0

Mohsen Ghane Basiri (b. 1949) is the editor-in-chief of Modiriat (Management) Monthly Journal. He is a prolific Iranian theorist and epistemologist. Ghane Basiri is the […]

The Top Sevens in the Library of Robab Moheb

March 7, 2014 parsagon 0

Born in 1953 in the Southeastern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Robab Moheb studied sociology at the University of Tehran and, after immigration to Sweden in […]

The Goethe Medal Winner Recommends

February 7, 2014 parsagon 0

Born in 1947 in Damavand, Sayyed-Mahmoud Hosseinizad is a dramatist, short story writer and one of the world-known literary translators of Iran who received the […]

Hossein Sanapour Recommends His Favorites

December 17, 2013 Azadeh Ghahvie 0

Hossein Sanapour was born on March 20, 1960 in Tehran. A Natural Resources graduate from the University of Tehran, Sanapour started writing and publishing stories, […]

PROFILE

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PIECE

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  • Seven Short Poems by Siavash Kasrai

    February 21, 2025 0

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

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

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PALETTE

  • Palette: Morteza Katouzian

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PODIUM

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

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  • Genre, Piece, Poetry
    Seven Poems by Abbas Kiarostami
  • Fiction, Novel, Papyrus: Book Review
    Savushun
  • Fiction, Papyrus: Book Review, Short Stories
    Review: Marziyeh Sotoudeh’s “Top Top Khamir”
  • December, Piece, Poet, Poetry
    Seven Poems by Gholamreza Brousan
  • 1940s, Dramatist, Musician, Novelist, Profile
    Reza Ghassemi [b. 1949]
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    Houshang Golshiri Awards
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    Profile: Ruyin Pakbaz [b. 1939]
  • 1930s, Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Palette
    Palette: Ali-Akbar Sadeghi
  • Annual, December, Piece, Poet, Poetry
    Vartan: a poem by Ahmad Shamlou
  • Networthy
    In the name of research, in memoriam of Forouzanfar

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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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