Jaafar Modarres-Sadeghi
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Jaafar Modarres-Sadeghi is an Iran
ian novelist and editor.
Modarres-Sadeghi was born in Isfahan
and moved to Tehran
in 1972. While he was studying in the College of Literature and Foreign Languages in Tehran, he began to work as a journalist in a few dailies and literary magazines, writing reports, reviews and weekly columns. His first short story appeared in a literary monthly, Roudaki, in 1973. His first collection of stories, Children Don’t Play Anymore, was published in 1977. His first novel, A Play, was published in 1980. The publication of this first novel coincided with the outbreak of Iran-Iraq war
and was neglected by audience and critics.
Modarres-Sadeghi's second novel, Gavkhooni (The River’s End), published in 1983, was acclaimed as an avant-garde literary masterpiece a few years after its publication. It was translated into English in 1996, and was awarded a prize as one of the best novels of post-revolution era in 1998. A movie based on the novel, directed by Behrooz Afkhami, and produced by Ali Moallem, was made in 2003. It was shown in the Cannes International Film Festival, May 2004, in ”Directors Fortnight” section, and later in the 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival
and a few other international film festivals in Asia.
Modarres-Sadeghi has published five collections of short stories and twelve novels. His latest novel, Homeland, was published in 2005.
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...
ian novelist and editor.
Modarres-Sadeghi was born in Isfahan
Isfahan (city)
Isfahan , historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south of Tehran. It has a population of 1,583,609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad...
and moved to Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
in 1972. While he was studying in the College of Literature and Foreign Languages in Tehran, he began to work as a journalist in a few dailies and literary magazines, writing reports, reviews and weekly columns. His first short story appeared in a literary monthly, Roudaki, in 1973. His first collection of stories, Children Don’t Play Anymore, was published in 1977. His first novel, A Play, was published in 1980. The publication of this first novel coincided with the outbreak of Iran-Iraq war
Iran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
and was neglected by audience and critics.
Modarres-Sadeghi's second novel, Gavkhooni (The River’s End), published in 1983, was acclaimed as an avant-garde literary masterpiece a few years after its publication. It was translated into English in 1996, and was awarded a prize as one of the best novels of post-revolution era in 1998. A movie based on the novel, directed by Behrooz Afkhami, and produced by Ali Moallem, was made in 2003. It was shown in the Cannes International Film Festival, May 2004, in ”Directors Fortnight” section, and later in the 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October...
and a few other international film festivals in Asia.
Modarres-Sadeghi has published five collections of short stories and twelve novels. His latest novel, Homeland, was published in 2005.
Novels
- 1980 A Play
- 1983 Gavkhooni
- 1989 Safare Kasra (Kasra's Journey)
- 1989 Balone Mahta (Mahta's Balloon)
- 1990 Nakoja-Abad (Nowhere-ville)
- 1991 Kalleye Asb (The Horse's Head)
- 1993 Sharike Jorm (The Accomplice)
- 1997 Arze Hal (A Petition)
- 1999 Shah Kelid (The Master Key)
- 2001 Man Ta Sobh Bidaram (I’m Staying Up till Dawn)
- 2005 Abo o Khak (Homeland)
- 2008 Bijan o Manijeh
- 2009 Toope Shabaneh (The Nightly Gun)