Ali Ashraf Darvishian
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Ali-Ashraf Darvishian is an Iranian story writer and scholar. After fininishing teacher training college he taught at the poverty stricken villages of Gilan-e-Gharb and Shah Abad (nowadays Called Islam Abad. This atmosphere lateris featured in most of his stories.
Later he moved to Tehran and continued his studies in Persian literature.
Marjane Satrapi
, an Iranian and French author, described Darvishian, who was her favourite author, as "a kind of local Charles Dickens
."
As of 2006, Ali Ashraf Darvishian was in Australia
as a guest of the Iranian Centre for Democracy and presented a number of lectures on a broad range of social and cultural issues.
He is also mentioned in the book, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
as being her favorite childhood author.
Salhay-e-Abri(Cloudy Years),(novel)
Farhang-e-Afsanehay-e Irani (Iranian Legends and Fairy Tales Encyclopedia)
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Later he moved to Tehran and continued his studies in Persian literature.
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author...
, an Iranian and French author, described Darvishian, who was her favourite author, as "a kind of local Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
."
As of 2006, Ali Ashraf Darvishian was in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
as a guest of the Iranian Centre for Democracy and presented a number of lectures on a broad range of social and cultural issues.
He is also mentioned in the book, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author...
as being her favorite childhood author.
Books
Abshooran (Story collection)Salhay-e-Abri(Cloudy Years),(novel)
Farhang-e-Afsanehay-e Irani (Iranian Legends and Fairy Tales Encyclopedia)
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