Collection: Persian Literature in Translation

This collection brings together novels, short stories, and poetry written by Persian-language authors and available in English translation. For many readers, literature is the most accessible way to encounter everyday life, relationships, humor, and imagination across Iran, Afghanistan, and the diaspora.

Alongside contemporary fiction, you will also find modern classics and works that reflect different generations of writers — from those writing inside the region to voices shaped by migration and exile. Some books focus on intimate personal narratives, while others quietly portray broader social realities through storytelling.

Whether you are discovering Persian literature for the first time or continuing a deeper exploration, these works offer a way to understand culture, politics, and societies of the region not through analysis, but through lived experience and voice.