Translated from the Persian by Tom Patterdale (Brooklyn, NY: Melville House, 2012) In 1953, the CIA arrested the civilian Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadeq, and reinstated Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Mossadeq, a democrat who had nationalized the oil industry, was thrown … Continued
(Brooklyn, NY: Melville House, 2014) “I know that my name will resound in the ears of my loved ones as perfectly as a picture. And I also know that sometimes it will cease to Be a name And will be … Continued
(Brooklyn, NY: Melville House, 2014) To be lost, forgotten, rejected. In a word: failure. There are precious few words in the English language that strike so hard, or cut so deep, bereft of nicety or preamble. No matter how one … Continued