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Course Title:

• Advanced Persian through Persian Novels

 

Course Description:

• This course explores the development of Persian modern novels from the early 20th century to the present, examining major authors, themes, and literary movements through the reading of original versions.

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Course Objectives:

• Advancing the Persian language of the learner 

 

Prerequisites:

• Advanced knowledge of the Persian language (for original text reading)

 

Required Texts: (Original Persian texts)

• سووشون    Suvashun -   Simin Daneshwar (1921-2021)

• جزیره سرگردانی     Island of Bewilderment   - Simin Daneshwar (1921-2021)

• سمفونی مردگان    Symphony of the Dead -   Abbas Maroufi (1957-2022)

• چمدان     Suitcase -   Bozorg Alavi (1904–1997)

• ورق پاره های زندان    Prison Papers   - Bozorg Alavi (1904–1997)

• - آه... بیابان    Oh... Desert -   Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou (1940–2015)

• خاک    Soil  -  Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou (1940–2015)

•  نازلی    Nazli -   Moniro Ravanipour (1952--)

• جای خالی سلوچ Missing Soluch -  Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940--)

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Start Date:

• Flexible and based on agreement

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Instructor:

• Peyman Eshaghi or Muhammad Hossein Naraghi