Fiction
2005
A twist of fate
Part (1) (2) (3)
Story of love, betrayal and destiny
Daniel Zangeneh
Firoozeh
165 kisses tall
Sheida Mohamadi
For the life of a butterfly
Short story
Afsan Azadi
The Patriot
Painting Dr. Mossadegh
Reza Karimi
Eshghe siaah
Old married Iranian man + affair with Black woman = Heaven
Cyrous Moradi
A twist of fate
Story of love, betrayal and destiny, Part 1
Daniel Zangeneh
Khaakestari
When a wolf falls in love with a dog
Parviz Forghani
Flame
It is 1953, following the nationalisation of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company
Ghazi Rabihavi
Bekhaatere yek joft sibil
Shaving off Shah-era moustache
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
The clouds
I'll always wonder how it looks when it's a man who was not born in America
Siamak Vossoughi
The poet's visit
Short story
Nahid Rachlin
Girl behind the window
Short story
Saeed Tavakkol
Wish upon you
Short story
Afsan Azadi
An Iranian in New York
Part 1
Sara Bozorg
Sedaaye Amrikaa
Going for an interview at Voice of America studios in Los Angeles
Shahriar Zahedi
Hearing hello
Iran travel diary
Shadi Bahar
Napoleon mon amoure
Part 5: The Zoroastrian professor
Sarvenaz
Gole gandom
Rolling in the hay
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Khodkoshi dar Los Angeles
Suicide in L.A.
Cyrous Moradi
Forces of attraction
Short story
Nahid Rachlin
Dar Jostojooye eshgh
Short story
Namdar Nasser
Napoleon mon amoure
Part 4: Breathless
Sarvenaz
The little man
A novel based on a true story
Abbas Kazerooni
Across the border
Short story
Afsan Azadi
Dr. Spock
Short Story
Namdar Nasser
Napoleon mon amour
Part 3: The Libertines’ Club in Nice
Sarvenaz
The put-put boat
No moving parts but lots of smoke, noise and angry neighbors
A.S. Mostafanejd
Napoleon mon amour
Part II: I am old enough to know that a little of something that gives you so much joy is better than none at all
Sarvenaz
Napoleon mon amour
Part 1: That is how much I love him. I rather see him with her more often than less without.
Sarvenaz
Gypsy
A short story
Saeed Tavakkol
Paykan 46
How would you feel if you sold your 30-year-old work hourse?
Cyrous Moradi
Stork
Short story
Afsan Azadi
Barg rizaan
Autumn in a Swedish suburb
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Fairy lights
Short story
Ghazi Rabihavi
Winning your high, failing your exam
Short story
Maziar Shirazi
No U-turn
Short story
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
The man who saw double
From Gulistan-e Saadi
Translated Muhammad Nur Abdus Salam
A rose for the martyrs
Short story
Afsan Azadi
Zire pole Bahmanshir
Under Bahmanshir Bridge
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Where have the men gone?
(All names in this article are fictitious)
Kambiz Naficy
When did I become so detached?
I’m sick of trying to sift through what is offered in the name of ancient tradition in order to find a fragment of my culture
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
My little girl's orange dress
A short story
Afsan Azadi
Pooste shir
Smoke from Oshnoo cigarettes filled the air as the ceiling fan hovered quietly
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Golforooshe Khavaran
Cry of freedom beyond the graves
Mahmoud Khalili
Shahr-e Ashoub
Short story
P. Shabrang
Beer with a bang
A classic Canadian beer story
Laleh Behjat
The pleasant girl
Short story
Afsan Azadi
Nothing to begin with
I was born naked from all religions but your love
Sheema Kalbasi
The late potato
At five in the morning Mr Potato woke up in a sweat
Peyvand Khorsandi
There's a monkey in the back yard!
And to my amazement my mother responded by saying "Shahrokh, go do your homework"
Shahrokh Nikfar
An illusion called time
I would rather try to weave the threads of my own destiny and maintain the illusion of control then surrender whole
Arash Sayedi
The rifle
They waited for the orders to charge, the more zealous men whispering prayers and praises of the Imam
A.S.Mostafanejad
Suitable boy
I realize that present-day Iran and 19th century England have more in common than meets the eye. But at the end of the day, it is only a matter of perspective.
Homa Rastegar
Pipe dreams
Short story
Aryan Irooni
Marg paayaane kabootar neest
Remembering a great man
Nima Sheikhy
Three short stories
"Gorbeye gondegoo"
"Sage abiye jooyaaye naam"
"Do booghalamoon"
Mahshid Amirshahi
Hazyon
Short story
Shahriar Zahedi
Lady Rose
A short story
Ghazi Rabihavi
Razor
Short story
Shahriar Zahedi
Not so good
According to the many rules of our courtship, Houman was allowed to take me out only one night of the week
Jasmin Darznik
Shahr-e farang
I'm not a beggar
Shahriar Zahedi
Jacket over a cross
The jottings of Ali Mashangian
Peyvand Khorsandi
Khorramshahri Cinderella
I went up to her and said, "I know you." What a small world.
Azam Nemati
Raphael was a genius
Father addressing son
A.S. Mostafanejad
First time
Less than a day after arriving in Iran I can already see to what extent my visions of the country are realistic or sheer fantasy
Homa Rastegar
The peach tree
He is right. California is a good place. It is better than most places, to be precise. But California isn't home.
Roozbeh Shirazi
Story of a wasted Iranian
I'm the alpha male of this table, the alpha male of Spain, and as far as I'm concerned, the alpha 17-year-old of planet Earth
Maziar Shirazi
Human wave
He saw over his head the Air France Boeing 747-200 touch down at Mehrabad
Filipe Barini
Feudal lines
Excerpt from "The Quince Seed Potion"
Morteza Baharloo
Spot on
Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" serves as a reminder of this Islamic holocaust, voicing a persecuted generation's quest for civility
Omid Parsi
J
A review of Masood Khayyam's novel. "J"
Shahrnush Parsipur
Mohaajer
Meeting a stranger, an Iranian refugee, at Gothenburg's Brunns Park
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
There's no meter down there
Excerpt from "Embroideries"
Marjane Satrapi
Bileh dig, bileh choghondar
Extraordinary insight into the Iranian character
Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh
Modernity & sexuality
Uncovering the gendered tropes of Iranian modernity
Afsaneh Najmabadi
There's no meter down there
Excerpt from "Embroideries"
Marjane Satrapi
Mohaajer
Meeting a stranger, an Iranian refugee, at Gothenburg's Brunns Park
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
A knack with a view
I looked in the mirror the person opposite was not really fit for work
Peyvand Khorsandi
Safar beh sarzamin-e maadari
I won't marry off my daughter to a pale-skinned European
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Samadiyat-e Sayyad
Parviz Sayyad's book and statement in defense of Salman Rushdie
Ramin Kamran
The Adventures of Blue Boy
(for my daughter, Sabrina)
Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
Afsaaneh-haaye Irani-ye assr-e maa
Three short stories in a series by Mahshid Amirshahi
* Shabi dar mahfel-e jaanevaraan
* Shir va roobaahaan
* Magass-e nimeh daanaa
Found in translation
For Sam, the past lurked behind the meaning and shape of words and the future could be explored and measured with them
Farid Parsa
Phone with no ring
Satanic communication
Peyvand Khorsandi
Shabi dar Aten
One night in Athens
Mehran
Sham o gol o Parvaneh
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Choob dosar talaa
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Asbhaa va meh
Based on "Golden Arch"
Shokooh Mirzadegi
Old friends
I silently observe her diamond ring and the lovely shade of pink on her fingernails and push my gardener hands deep into my pockets
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
Rooz-e avval-e ghabr
Short story
Hossein Nushazar
Peanuts and pistachios
Another Iranian-American woman; another book
Peyvand Khorsandi
Alley of fate
Story
Azam Nemati
Dar setaayesh-e betaalat
Holiday culture in Iran
Mohammad Ghaed
As you wish
Excerpts from "A Persian Letter"
Nasser Shojania
From a distance
Winner, California Letter Home Contest
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
Letter home
Winner, California Letter Home Contest
Kathy Katayoon Hadizdeh
Adam and Eve
Short story
Arash Emamzadeh
Stockwell Station
Eid-e-shoma mobarak!
Peyvand Khorsandi
Zir-e Aseman
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
The day the sun never rose
For the children of Halabcha
Cklara Moradian
Nowruz-e barfi
Away from Iran
Sadaf Kiani
Ta'arof
A lie is no longer considered a sin when hospitality is the intention
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
Late love
I am looking at what I really am and what I see I do not like
J. E. Sharjahri
The voice of music
I saw society and watched my own existence through the eyes of something higher
O'meed Entezari
Just a lie... honest
She had me confused
Arash Emamzadeh
Mrs. Jung's bouquet of yellow flowers
Short story
Massoud Noghrehkar
Flower boy
Short story
P. Mirfakhraei
Igor
There are some things you just don’t say
Peyvand Khorsandi
Zanaan-e sarzamin-e man baa eshgh meemeerand
Dedicated to activist women
Mahmoud Khalili
Dars-e avval
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Zen of tennis
88 instructions on tactics and strategy for tennis warriors in the tradition of Art of War
Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
The good neighbor
A film on the life of novelist Ahmad Mahmoud
Azam Nemati
The dream
Short story
Siamak Vossoughi
Haalat-e aad'dee
Short story
Elham Gheytanchi
Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light
Children's book
Howard Lee
Sanam
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Remarkable, independent -- and incomplete
A taste of the 21st century female attorney
Neda
Joghdee keh khodaa bood
Dedictaed to the followers of the Imam
Mahshid Amirshahi
Rooz-e Shanbeh
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
Imagine...
President Shirazi
Mansour Djadali
Parpin flowers
Excerpt from a novel
Akbar Golrang
Words of a mad man
... or a man who has seen madness
Mehrouz Naimi
Raahi dar meh
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
The Taarof Project
The concept of Persian taarof can be described in three important components relating to speech act theory: Its social meaning, the intention of the speaker, and the effect of the act
Fatima Farideh Nejat
In the realm of reality
Based on a real dream
Saeed Tavakkol
The Parrot's Garden
Short story
Farrokh A. Ashtiani
Cien años de soledad
I thought that life offered so many intriguing true stories that one did not need to listen to fantasies woven by the deranged minds of the storytellers
Shahriar Zahedi
My journey with the Shahnameh
Turning Rostam into an American comic hero
Behrouz Bahmani
Mosaafer
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh
The Iranican Dream
Introduction to a book of Iranian-American satire
Siamack Baniameri
Saba in Australia
Individual journey with Hafiz
Farid Parsa
In bed
Short story
Siamak Vossoughi
Cafe RaahAhan
Short story
Mohammad Hossainzadeh |
