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Poetry

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Modern Persian poetry

Modern Persian Poetry

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An anthology in English. The book includes 129 poems by 43 poets writing at all periods of the 20th Century.

* Summary of the Introduction

* Five poems from the book

Book Review

List price 9.95
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8.95

Suddenly Man and His Earth

Suddenly Man and His Earth

In Persian


A Long Poem by Mahmud Kianush.

3.00

The Blossom of Astonishment

The Blossom of Astonishment

In Persian

"Temporarily
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The Blossom of Astonishment is a collection of "nine books" of modern poems written during a period of three decades in the poet's life. Kianush's poetry encompasses the love of life and nature, with all its beauty, seen from a philosophical standpoint.

* Two poems from "The Blossom of Astonishment"

* Two poems from "All on the Wings of the Wind"

12.60
Now
10.00

The Book of Friendship

The Book of Friendship

In Persian


The Book of Friendship is also included in The Blossom of Astonishment. It was re-published as a stand alone edition to cater for its high demand in London, 1998.

Two poems from "The Book of Friendship"

8.00

Persian Poetry in Exile

Persian Poetry in Exile, since the 1979 Revolution, a critical study

In Persian


Poetry in Exile is an analytical study of the poems written by Iranian poets of different generations living in exile since the 1979 revolution. In this study, emphasis is placed on those elements that differentiate their outlook and themes from the work of those poets living in Iran. Nader Naderpour, Esmail Khoi, Zhaleh Esfahani, Zhila Mosaed, Mina Assadi, Mirza Aqa Askari (Mani), M. Azarm, are among the poets whose works are reviewed.

8.00

Of Birds and Men

Of Birds and Men

In Persian

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This book of poems is a sincere and surprising illustration of those rare moments of revelation when the suppressed self, having found freedom to rise above the inhuman forces of the time, reunites with nature in enlightening glimpses of the forgotten truth, and birds here are symbolic images of these momentary visions.

Six Poems from "Of Birds and Men"

8.00

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Novels and Short Stories

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No, I was Not Dreaming

No, I was Not Dreaming

In Persian


"No, I was Not Dreaming" is a book of six short stories for young adults written by Pari Mansouri.

5.00

In a Slippery Bowl

In a Slippery Bowl

In Persian


"In a Slippery Bowl" is a new book of six short stories written by Mahmud Kianush.

3.00

Entertainment in Exile

Entertainment in Exile

In Persian


"Entertainment in Exile" is a book of seven short stories, written in a clear and at times poetic style. The essence of the book is a combination of the day to day life in exile, and memories from Iran, which span from childhood to the Revolution and the bitter taste of war. However, 'Love' is clearly apparent in every story. The Stories are:

Book Review

List price 6.00
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4.95

The Diver and the Fish

The Diver and the Fish

In Persian

"Temporarily
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The Diver and the Fish is a novel with two dimensions; in its realistic one it illustrates the life of the middle class Iranian intellectuals in the 1950's and 1960's, when they were living with the illusion of false progress and prosperity, yet they still held dear their ideals for radical or rather revolutionary changes in the whole structure of society.

In its allegorical dimension the principle character, the Narrator, while searching for an aristocratic friend who has hidden himself away from society, living a simple life somewhere in the country, tries to find his own lost self.

8.40

Above and Beyond Love

Above and Beyond Love

In Persian

"Temporarily
Out of Stock"


The novel Above and Beyond Love is a story of a friendship that forms in a London hospital between an Iranian woman, and an elderly British woman. War has affected the lives of both women and through their recollections we gain an insight into the hardships, sacrifices and tragedies suffered by ordinary people.

Book Review

3.15

Smoke

Smoke

In Persian


Translation of the Novel by Ivan Turgenev

"...Smoke has always-rightly-been considered both by Russian and European critics to be a roman à thèse or even a political pamphlet. The novel is full of scenes, which show up often in a very ironical and sarcastic light the various strata of Russian society. At the same time, Smoke provides a political commentary on the problems of the day in Russia after the emancipation of the Serfs in 1861, and the exposition of the trends of thought of the various groups in educated Russian society..."

From the introduction of the English translation

Book Review

7.35

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

In Persian


Translation of the Novel by Edith Nesbit.

Another of Pari Mansouri's successful translations. This sentimental favorite children's book has the moral values of E. Nesbitt, who was a famous liberal activist in England. She creates a household utopian vision of a world where people are naturally good and where parents raise their children to be helpful, honest and brave. This story is as inviting today as when it was written.

6.50

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