Lili Golestan
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Lili Golestan (born in 14 July 1944) is an Iran
ian translator, and owner and artistic director
of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran
. She is the daughter of the filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan
, the sister of the late photojournalist Kaveh Golestan
and the mother of filmmaker Mani Haghighi
.
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 translator, and owner and artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. She is the daughter of the filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan
Ebrahim Golestan
Ebrahim Golestan is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century...
, the sister of the late photojournalist Kaveh Golestan
Kaveh Golestan
Kāveh Golestān Taghavi Shirazi , was an Iranian photojournalist and artist. Golestan was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England....
and the mother of filmmaker Mani Haghighi
Mani Haghighi
Mani Haghighi is an Iranian filmmaker, screen writer and actor. He is the grandson of the writer and filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan.-Education:...
.
Translations
- Mira
- Hekayat-e Hal ("The Story of My Condition Now"), a long interview with Ahmad MahmoudAhmad MahmoudAhmad Mahmoud was an Iranian novelist.In his youth he worked as a day laborer, driver, construction worker and suffered imprisonment for leftist political views and oppositionist activities...