Bozorg Alavi: The Portmanteau (Chamedan)
Bozorg Alavi was a leftist writer and one of the most noted Iranian novelists of the 20th century, whose works were banned in Iran from 1953 to 1979. Alavi is known for his novel Her Eyes and collected stories The Portmanteau (Chamedan). Biography of Bozorg Alavi Born in Tehran on February 2, 1904, Bozorg Alavi […]
Sadeq Chubak: Flowers of Flesh [Golhay-e Gushti in English Translation]
Murad stood in the middle of the busy street and slipped off his coat like a snake sheds its skin. Without giving it a second thought, he sold it to the nearest laundry mangle and felt a sense of relief rise up inside him. It was as if he had got rid of a bunch […]