The recent death of William Weaver, the acclaimed translator of Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, and other modern Italian authors, spurred memories of the translation class he taught at ...
The great Nobel laureate and one of India's finest poets, Rabindranath Tagore, travelled to Iran twice more than ninety years ago. His visits left a deep impression on him, and records suggest that he ...
Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting ...