Iraj Rahmani
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Iraj Rahmani is a Canadian
-based Iran
ian writer.
He was born and educated in Iran, where he completed his master’s degree, and taught at the Kerman University
, Iran, but he was soon in danger because of his democratic activism.
In 1983 he fled his country, crossing the border to Pakistan
and spending four months there, and arrived in Montreal
later that year. In 1985 he graduated from McGill University
in Library & Information Science, and worked as a librarian with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for many years.
At the same time, Rahmani pursued his real passion: creative writing. He has published seven books, including poetry, short fiction and three novels. Living in Toronto, recently he has self-translated his 2001 novel into English, titled The Incident Happens as Written. In addition, he has also written essays and translated a few Canadian short stories and plays from French and English to Persian
, which have been published in Persian literary magazines and internet sites.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-based Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian writer.
He was born and educated in Iran, where he completed his master’s degree, and taught at the Kerman University
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate studies...
, Iran, but he was soon in danger because of his democratic activism.
In 1983 he fled his country, crossing the border to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and spending four months there, and arrived in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
later that year. In 1985 he graduated from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Library & Information Science, and worked as a librarian with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for many years.
At the same time, Rahmani pursued his real passion: creative writing. He has published seven books, including poetry, short fiction and three novels. Living in Toronto, recently he has self-translated his 2001 novel into English, titled The Incident Happens as Written. In addition, he has also written essays and translated a few Canadian short stories and plays from French and English to Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, which have been published in Persian literary magazines and internet sites.