Arash Hejazi

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Arash Hejazi (* 1971 in Tehran ) is an Iranian writer, doctor and translator. He translates English and Portuguese books into Persian, including the works of Paulo Coelho. He became world famous through an interview about the death of Neda Agha-Soltan on the BBC . Arash Hejazi is a medical graduate.

Works

Novels

  • The Grief of The Moon , Tehran, 1994
  • The Princess of the Land of Eternity , Caravan Books Publishing House , Tehran, 2004
  • Kaykhusro , Caravan Books Publishing House, Tehran, 2009

Short stories (selection)

  • The Cave , published in Jashne Ketab (literary magazine), 2003
  • The Dark Hate , published in Book Fiesta (literary magazine), 2007

Essays

  • The influences of storytelling on children's anxiety disorders , Iran University of Medical Sciences.
  • "Important Factors on Determining the Print Run for Books," Publishing Industry , Tehran's Union of Publishers and Booksellers Magazine.
  • "Last Call for a New Blood: the disinterest of UK and US publishers towards books in translation and its implications", Oxford Brookes University , International Center of Publishing Studies

Translations

Hejazi translated the works of Paulo Coelho , Milan Kundera and Lord Dunsany into Persian .

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Arash (آرش) is the word for “shining, radiant” in Avestan .
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8119713.stm
personal data
SURNAME Hejazi, Arash
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian writer, doctor and translator
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Tehran