The Iranians at the Dawn of History Part(III)

Rud suffered greatly in labor. By today’s reckoning, a little more than an hour passed from her first pang until the child was born.She took the infant in both hands and licked him clean from head to toe; then the child opened his blue eyes. “Your eyes are like your […]

The Iranians at the Dawn of History (Part II)

The woman’s concern pleased Iranban, for it showed care for the herds. Then someone in the crowd said:“In the north, some people don’t eat duck or fish or venison or beef. They eat wheat and barley.” “I told them,” said Iranban, “that eating wheat makes a person ugly and weak.” […]

The Iranians at the Dawn of History (Part I)

A tall, slender young woman stood on the slope of a hill overlooking a lake, among the olive trees, watching a ship drawing near.The vessel was being pulled by several deer walking through the shallow waters along the shore. From inside the boat came the melodious voice of a woman […]

Zabihollah Mansouri

Zabihollah Mansouri: Between Translation and Imagination Zabihollah Hakim-olahi Dashti, known as Zabihollah Mansouri (1900–1986), was one of the most prolific translators, journalists, and writers in the history of modern Iran.A complex and controversial figure, he devoted over sixty years of his life to writing and translation — blurring the boundary […]

Introduction

The Eternal Land (Volume I) From the Works of Marijan Moulé – Ernst Herzfeld – Roman GhirshmanTranslated by: Zabihollah Mansouri (1889–1986) Eleventh Edition (First Published by the Original Publisher) – 1999Print Run: 2,200 copiesLithography: ArdalanPrinting: GhiamBinding: TajikZarrin Publications – Bahar Shomali, Shahid Kargar 35Postal Code: 15637Tel: 7509998 Negarestan Ketab Publications […]