Arash Hejazi
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Arash Hejazi born 1971 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian
novelist, fiction writer and translator of literary works from English
and Portuguese
into Persian
. He is also an editor in Caravan Books Publishing House
(Iran
), and Book Fiesta Literary Magazine. He is a member of the Tehran Union of Publishers and Booksellers (TUPB) and was the managing editor of its journal, Sanat-e-Nashr (Publishing Industry), from 2006 to 2007. He was one of the nominees to receive the Freedom to Publish Prize held by International Publishers’ Association (IPA) in 2006. He is also a novel writer, whose best known novel The Princess of the Land of Eternity was shortlisted for two major Iranian literary prizes and has sold more than 20,000 copies in Iran since its first publication in 2003. He in 2009 he received his MA in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University
. His dissertation on censorship in Iran was pubished in the publishing journal Logos in 2011, and his memoir The Gaze of the Gazelle about growing up in Iran after the Islamic Revolution was published by Chicago University Press in 2011.
He was present at the death of Neda Agha-Soltan
during the 2009 Iranian election protests
, and was one of those who attempted to save her life. He lived in Tehran. Arash Hejazi is reported to have since fled Iran out of fear of government reprisals.
, Milan Kundera
, Lord Dunsany, etc.
militia. He was among the first to respond when Neda was shot, but his attempts to save her life were unsuccessful. A non-political figure, Dr. Hejazi has spoken out, describing the events that transpired at the rally and surrounding Neda's death
.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
novelist, fiction writer and translator of literary works from English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
into Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. He is also an editor in Caravan Books Publishing House
Caravan (publishing)
Caravan Publishing House is an Iranian publishing house which is the sole publisher of all Paulo Coelho's books in Persian and in Iran.- Overview :Caravan Books Publishing House was established in 1997...
(Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
), and Book Fiesta Literary Magazine. He is a member of the Tehran Union of Publishers and Booksellers (TUPB) and was the managing editor of its journal, Sanat-e-Nashr (Publishing Industry), from 2006 to 2007. He was one of the nominees to receive the Freedom to Publish Prize held by International Publishers’ Association (IPA) in 2006. He is also a novel writer, whose best known novel The Princess of the Land of Eternity was shortlisted for two major Iranian literary prizes and has sold more than 20,000 copies in Iran since its first publication in 2003. He in 2009 he received his MA in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
. His dissertation on censorship in Iran was pubished in the publishing journal Logos in 2011, and his memoir The Gaze of the Gazelle about growing up in Iran after the Islamic Revolution was published by Chicago University Press in 2011.
He was present at the death of Neda Agha-Soltan
Death of Neda Agha-Soltan
Footage of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan drew international attention after she was killed during the 2009 Iranian election protests. Her death was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the Internet and the video became a rallying point for the opposition...
during the 2009 Iranian election protests
2009 Iranian election protests
Protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in major cities in Iran and around the world starting June 13, 2009...
, and was one of those who attempted to save her life. He lived in Tehran. Arash Hejazi is reported to have since fled Iran out of fear of government reprisals.
Education
Arash Hejazi studied medicine and his thesis was "The influences of storytelling on children's anxiety disorders".Fiction
He has three novels and many short stories, including:- The Grief of The Moon, novel, Tehran, 1994.
- The Princess of the Land of Eternity, novel, Caravan Books Publishing HouseCaravan (publishing)Caravan Publishing House is an Iranian publishing house which is the sole publisher of all Paulo Coelho's books in Persian and in Iran.- Overview :Caravan Books Publishing House was established in 1997...
, Tehran, 2004. - Kaykhusro, novel, Caravan Books Publishing HouseCaravan (publishing)Caravan Publishing House is an Iranian publishing house which is the sole publisher of all Paulo Coelho's books in Persian and in Iran.- Overview :Caravan Books Publishing House was established in 1997...
, Tehran, 2009 - The Cave, Short story, Jashne Ketab Literary Magazine, 2003.
- The Dark Hate, Short Story, Book Fiesta Magazine, 2007.
Essays
- You don't Deserve to be Published: Book Censorship in Iran, March 2011, LOGOS
- 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 UniversityOxford Brookes UniversityOxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
, International Centre for Publishing Studies
Translator
As a literary translator, he has translated many works, from Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.-Biography:Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded with "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical,...
, Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera , born 1 April 1929, is a writer of Czech origin who has lived in exile in France since 1975, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1981. He is best known as the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, and The Joke. Kundera has written in...
, Lord Dunsany, etc.
Witness of death of Neda Agha-Soltan
Dr. Hejazi was present at a rally held in Tehran on June 20, 2009, to protest alleged electoral fraud in the Iranian presidential elections, at which Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed, allegedly by a member of the BasijBasij
The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer militia established in 1979 by order of the Islamic Revolution's leader Ayatollah Khomeini. The force consists of young Iranians who have volunteered, often in exchange for official benefits...
militia. He was among the first to respond when Neda was shot, but his attempts to save her life were unsuccessful. A non-political figure, Dr. Hejazi has spoken out, describing the events that transpired at the rally and surrounding Neda's death
Death of Neda Agha-Soltan
Footage of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan drew international attention after she was killed during the 2009 Iranian election protests. Her death was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the Internet and the video became a rallying point for the opposition...
.