TEHRAN – “While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction” by Kurt Vonnegut has been published in Persian.

Naqshe Jahan is the publisher of the book translated by Razieh Rahmani.

Smart, whimsical and often scathing, the fiction of Kurt Vonnegut influenced a generation of American writers, including Dave Eggers, author of this volume’s foreword. 

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Let me cut to the chase, sanctions can end up being more harmful than your average war: they can involve many more countries than two parties to an armed conflict; cause more human suffering and last much longer; inflict more widespread economic loss, impede economic and human recovery; leave more hatred in their wake; and yes, sanctions have

TEHRAN – The Iranian Studies Center plans to unveil five Persian paintings produced based on stories from the works of Nezami Ganjavi, the greatest romantic epic poet in classical Persian literature.

The artworks have been created by Mehdi Farrokhi and will be introduced as part of the center’s program to celebrate Nezami Day, which falls on March 1