This is a study of the prose literature written in Persia since the end of the nineteenth century, and it is comprehensive and self contained. It begins with a historical survey of the whole range of Persian prose writing and includes a general acco…
Originally published in 1966, this book forms the companion volume to A Modern Persian Prose Reader (Cambridge, 1968). It provides a series of concise, accessible essays reflecting on the development of Persian fiction during the modern period. The…
First published in 1968, this volume of Persian language texts is intended to accompany the author's Modern Persian Prose Literature (Cambridge, 1966). It contains representative passages from the works of major Persian writers, which are taken from…
