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Time and the Parsagon Journey* | The Parsagon Review

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Time and the Parsagon Journey*. When temperature fell below zero, I imagined the future in present, the time when I would get a second chance at autumn in another country. And now I am present in the future I had imagined in the past, and I wonder about. And what it means in our lives. What is time”? Are we right in measuring it the way that we do-by its relation to present? Aren’t our experiences of life highly influenced by our understanding(s) of time? Is an outcome of these, and an outcome I am proud...

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RIP Richard Nelson Frye | The Parsagon Review

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RIP Richard Nelson Frye. Frye regarded himself as belonging to the last generation of scholars rather than new literary technicians, as is written on his personal website. In a note titled. Appologia pro Vita Sua:. Among his best-known publications are: The Near East and the Great Powers. Harvard University Press, 1951; Iran. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1960; The Heritage of Persia: The pre-Islamic History of One of the World’s Great Civilizations. University of Oklahoma Press, 1965; and Greater Iran.

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Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan | The Parsagon Review

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Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan. After spending 15 years from his childhood to adolescence, studying Arabic literature and Islamic jurisprudence, Kadkani left his native city to pursue his academic studies in Persian literature at Ferdowsi University in Mashhad. He later attended University of Tehran where he gained his PhD in literature. While studying in Mashhad and Tehran he took part in various poetic circles and became well known among the literary elite. Which consists of rhyming couplets. Like a Tree i...

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The Flight of a Very Old Man Born with Enormous Wings | The Parsagon Review

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The Flight of a Very Old Man Born with Enormous Wings. 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 could win the hearts of almost all readers everywhere. Along with the rest of the world, the Iranian literati – that had enjoyed the Marquez Effect for four decades – now pity the loss of their Colombian Muse. The first and so far the best translation ( by late Bahman Farzaneh. One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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Fair Wind’s Prey | The Parsagon Review

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Fair Wind’s Prey. Title: Fair Wind’s Prey. Series: Contemporary Iranian Fiction. Alludes to the myth of Iphigenia whom Agamemnon was commanded to kill as a sacrifice so that gods would let his ships sail to Troy. It accounts the life of Manouchehr Mohtasham, a young man living in Rasht during the Second World War in time of the Allies invasion. Because of his political activities before the Coup Manouchehr has to run away and perforce immigrate to Germany. February 17, 2016. June 7, 2016. April 17, 2016.

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For the Love of Autumn, For the Promise of Hybridity | The Parsagon Review

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For the Love of Autumn, For the Promise of Hybridity. How do we know why we love something? Or, how would our feeling of appreciation be different if we begin to understand why we have been loving something? Autumn has always been an object of beauty for me, stimulating a deep but inexplicable enthusiasm. This year, my reading of Frantz Fanon’s. Black Skin, White Masks. Black Skin, White Masks. Through his observation, Fanon introduces a zone of nonbeing, a site he describes as an extraordinarily sterile...

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On Mobility and More | The Parsagon Review

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On Mobility and More. After years of dreaming, months of contemplating and discussing and weeks of researching and writing, The Parsagon Review was launched in November 2013; a year ago. The Parsagoners have addressed different aspects of the contemporary Persian literature in the course of the past year. We have received articles and poems from interested readers who would like to contribute and have attracted much feedback and several reviews by critics and reviewers. C) Artwork: From “Catching t...

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Bloom, Rahmani, and the Beautification of Bitterness | The Parsagon Review

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Bloom, Rahmani, and the Beautification of Bitterness. Profile on Nosrat Rahmani (1929-2000). Thinking of Nosrat Rahmani’s poetry, one can identify him as the winner of the battle of the anxiety of influence. Where he, like Bloom, conceived of poetry as a pre-existing setting of language, which makes it impossible for the late comer poet to be entirely free, Rahmani practiced the literary legacy of his ancestors but adopted it to create his own bold voice in his ingenious poetry. Nima Youshij: Modern Pers...

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Top7x7 | The Parsagon Review

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See What Books Writers Like Best or Recommend. Peyman Esmaeili’s Favorite Books. Was born in 1977 in Tehran. He studied electronics engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology, meanwhile he was a member of the university’s poetry club and manager of the founding board of Nationwide Students Literary Society. He is a published writer with two short story collections. Snow and Cloud Symphony. Winner of Mehregan, Golshiri and Press Critics and Awards) and. Reach Your Raincoat Pockets. Among Ira...

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Profile | The Parsagon Review

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All You Need to Know About Famous Faces. Profile: Ruyin Pakbaz [1939 – ]. The greatest of his numerous works so far is perhaps. The Encyclopedia of Art (1999). Dedicated mainly to painting, sculpture, and graphic design, while pottery, calligraphy, music, and architecture are also discussed. With more than 2800 entries, the encyclopedia is concerned primarily with Iranian art and Iranian Contemporary Arts, making it one of the milestones of Iranian art historiography. The Encyclopedia of Art,. In Search ...