Biography
of Morteza Miraftabi,
Editor in Chief
Morteza Miraftabi is a prominent Persian
writer/poet who lives in exile in the United States. He has published numerous
volumes of novels, short stories and collection of poems in Iran, some to be
subsequently banned and burned in public. Since his arrival in the United States
he has continued to publish his works both in Farsi and in English. He has
published Simorgh, a monthly literary magazine in Persian for nearly 14 years in
the United States as well.
Mr. Miraftabi is well known for
the research he has done in the field
of modern Persian literature. His lectures and commentaries on poets and writers
of modern Iran frequently appears on Persian journals and radios. Mr. Miraftabi
is a winner and joint winner of a number of literary honors in the United
States.
Mr. Miraftabi's writings are noted for their
sublime messages. The poetic tone of his prose is easily distinguished among
other works of Persian novels and short stories. Some of his short stories had
appeared in the "Chicago Review" and some like "Death of Michael
Clemens" has won praise from readers and critiques for its grim look at the torment
of " loneliness" in the modern America.
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