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ROMANS

REMINISCENCES OF MEHR-E-OLIA (2010)

Shahrbanoo’s Honey Moon (2001)

A Few word about Mahshid Amirshahi (Amir-Shahy or Amirshahy)

Mahshid Amir-Shahy occupies a place of choice in the gallery of Iranian authors. She started her career early in life and was soon hailed by art critics for her precocious talent as well as the high quality of her Writings. Her refined prose, which became more and more sophisticated from book to book, promoted her to one of the most prominent figures of contemporary Persian literature. A SELF-PORTRAIT MAHSHID ACCORDING TO AMIR-SHAHY

ARTICLES

THE REVOLUTION AND THE ANCIEN REGIME

Ladies and Gentlemen, You have come to this place to day, most probably, to find some answers to certain questions you no doubt have about my country, concerning its recent past and present conditions. I cannot boast of any speciality I am afraid, but the friends who have organised this colloquium have assured me that […]

January 2021

Miscellaneous (2000)

[Persian Title: Hezaar Bishe. Text availalable on this site] An anthology of Views, Reviews and Interviews in Persian, English and French

December 2020

MORE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO SAVE RUSHDIE1

Three years ago, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death sentence against the writer Salman Rushdie shocked the whole world. Yet no effective action was undertaken by anyone, anywhere, to counter this most unprecedented and inhuman “manhunt” of our time. Individuals, of course, demonstrated their indignation as well as their frustration, hoping against all odds that their respective […]