Simin Behbahani
Simin Beh'bahāni[1] (Persian: سیمین بهبهانی) (June 20, 1927 - August 19, 2014) was an Iranian writer and poet. She was Iran's national poet and an icon to Iranian literature. She was called the lioness of Iran.[2] She was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and "received many literary awards around the world."[3]
Simin Behbahani سیمین بهبهانی | |
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 Simin Behbahani | |
| Born | Simin Khalili سیمین خلیلی 20 June 1927 |
| Died | 19 August 2014 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Hassan Behbahani (1946–1970, divorced) Manouchehr Koshyar (1971–2002, his death) |
| Children | Ali (b. 1948) |
| Parent(s) | Abbas Khalili (Father) Fakhr-e Ozma Arghun (Mother) |
Behbahani was hospitalized in Tehran on 6 August 2014. She was in a state of coma until her death thirteen days later on 19 August 2014, aged 87.
Works
- The Broken Lute [Seh-tar-e Shekasteh, 1951]
- Footprint [Ja-ye Pa, 1954]
- Chandelier [Chelcheragh, 1955]
- Marble [Marmar 1961]
- Resurrection [Rastakhiz, 1971]
- A Line of Speed and Fire [Khatti ze Sor'at va Atash, 1980]
- Arzhan Plain [Dasht-e Arzhan, 1983]
- Paper Dress [Kaghazin Jameh, 1992]
- A Window of freedom [Yek Daricheh Azadi, 1995]
- Collected Poems [Tehran 2003]
- Maybe It's the Messiah [Shayad ke Masihast, Tehran 2003] Selected Poems, translated by Ismail Salami
- A Cup of Sin, Selected poems, translated by Farzaneh Milani and Kaveh Safa
Awards
- 1998 Human Rights Watch Hellman-Hammet Grant
- 1999 Carl von Ossietzky Medal
- 2006 Norwegian Authors' Union Freedom of Expression Prize
- 2009 mtvU Poet Laureate[4]
- 2013 Janus Pannonius Poetry Prize[5]
Simin Behbahani Media
Simin Behbahani in Washington DC, ca. 1990.
References
- ↑ Simin (سیمین) is the Persian word for Silvery, Lustrous or Fair, and Behbahani (بهبهانی), From Behbahan, refers to the people of Behbahan, a city in the Khuzestan Province of Iran.
- ↑ Fatemeh Keshavarz, Banishing the Ghosts of Iran, The Chronicle Review of Higher Education, Vol. 53, No. 45, p. B6 (13 July 2007). [1] Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Tehran Halts Travel By Poet Called 'Lioness Of Iran' by Mike Shuster, NPR, 17 March 2010
- ↑ "Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture & Music Videos".
- ↑ Annamária Apró (26 September 2013). "Janus Pannonius Prize goes to Simin Behbahani". Hungarian Literature Online. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
Other websites
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