Anthology of Stories by New Iranian Writers Published

According to the correspondent of Iran’s Book News Agency (IBNA), Hossein Atashparvar has examined the form and structure of stories by new Iranian writers in “Zouzan; Innovators of Today’s Story – New Writers of Iran.”

These stories include “Shaghadnameh” by Mahmoud Ramazanzadeh, “Brothers Under the Sun” by Habib Piriyari, “Akhtamar” by Homa Jasemi, “In the Fullness of Orange” by Hadi Kikavoosi, “Amadbus” by Mohsen Moradi, “Land of Wild Plants” by Leila Monfared, “Cold War in Anzali” by Saeed Jouzani, “Mansha’at” by Mehdi Ganjavi, “Nebula Star in the Dark Sky” by Forouzan Yari, “Helium Balloons” by Izad Amirabdollahian, “Dog’s Life” by Hossein Fazeli, “Neighbor’s Moans” by Aida Palizgar, “Up There, the Utmost Apex of the Temple” by Omid Kamyarnejad, “Perfume” by Shamim Topchi, and “Desire to Be Chased” by Hadi Shafiei.

The author’s main goal, emphasized in the introduction, is to feature creative and lesser-seen modernist writers and diverse story genres. Each story creates a new world for the reader and holds its own value. Most stories are lived experiences of the new generation, reflecting their diversity of worldview and difference in perspective from previous generations.

Each story in the book is accompanied by an introduction to its author and a note about the story’s form and structure.

In criticisms and opinions, often everyone dictates their own world to others without considering the individuality of others. In this way, the other is ignored. The essence of existence and the world’s movement is based on diversity, differences, and contradictions. When everyone is supposed to be like us, we deny diversity and movement and insist on the past. Past-orientation has its roots in this. The question that arises here is, what reaction can our mind have to a discovery, a new work that has crossed past frameworks? And how will it evaluate it? Let us remember that there are no ‘shoulds’ or ‘shouldn’ts’ in art. Laws are human conventions that cannot be eternal and unchanging. Are we supposed to make others uniform like ourselves? Why shouldn’t everyone be themselves and write their own story? The beauty of story and life lies in these diversities and differences.

Eynek Publications has offered this book in 342 pages for 380,000 Tomans.