Modern Persian Literature Series

This series consists of translations of contemporary (20th Century) Persian writing. So far, nine volumes have been published in this series.

Modern Persian Literature Series Books

(translations of contemporary Persian writings)

An Anthology of Modern Persian Poetry, tr. A. Karimi-Hakkak, Delmar, NY: Caravan Press and Bibliotheca Persica, 1978.

Hedayat, SadeqSadeq Hedayat: An Anthology, E.Yarshater, Ed., Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1979.

Ale-Ahmad, Jalal. Plagued by the West, tr. P. Sprachman, Delmar, NY: Caravan Press and Bibliotheca Persica, 1981.

Farrokhzad, ForoughBride of Acacias: Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad, tr. J. Kessler and A. Banani, Delmar, NY: Caravan Press and Bibliotheca Persica, 1982.

Jamalzadeh, Mohammad AliOnce Upon A Time, tr. H. Moayyad, and P. Sprachman, New York: Bibliotheca Persica, 1985.

Sholevar, Bahman. The Night’s Journey and The Coming of the Messiah, tr. by the author, Philadelphia: Concourse Press, 1984.

Beyza’iB., Sa’ediGh. H., Na’albandianA. Modern Persian Drama. An Anthology, tr. by G. Kapuscinsky, Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America and Bibliotheca Persica, 1987.

Alavi, BozorgHer Eyes, tr. J. O’Kane, Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America and Bibliotheca Persica, 1989.

Sadeqi, BahramMalakut and Other Stories, tr. Kaveh Basmenji, Maryland: Ibex Publishers, 2012.