Ah, Istanbul
Seven short stories
A distinguished collection from the literary atmosphere of the 1980s in Iran, often noted as one of Farrokhfal’s most important fiction works.
Details →A literary life across fiction, translation, editing, and Persian studies
Reza Farrokhfal
A refined editorial author site inspired by contemporary literary portfolios: quiet typography, strong portraiture, and direct access to books, essays, and academic work.
“Between fiction, criticism, translation, and the classroom, Farrokhfal’s work follows the movement of Persian literature across place, memory, and language.”
Selected bibliography
Featured Works
A selected bibliography of fiction, literary essays, cultural studies, and translations.
Hadith-e Ghorbat-e Saadi
Essays in literature and culture
A selection of Farrokhfal’s essays on literary thought, cultural memory, and the continued presence of classical Persian literature.
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Ghesseh-ye Gisou-ye Yar
On the poetic world of Tahereh Qurrat al-Ayn
A literary meditation on poetry, mysticism, and the figure of Tahereh Qurrat al-Ayn.
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Monsignor Quixote
Graham Greene
Farrokhfal’s Persian translation of Graham Greene’s modern dialogue with Cervantes, faith, doubt, and friendship.
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A Persian rendering of Solzhenitsyn’s landmark novel of survival, endurance, and moral witness.
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Farrokhfal’s essays move between literary theory, cultural study, Saadi, Persian classical writing, and the modern condition of exile and language. His prose treats literature as both historical memory and present-tense inquiry.
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A graduate of Pahlavi University and Concordia University, Farrokhfal has taught Persian language and literature in North America, including at McGill University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Colorado Boulder.
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