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Moeen Farrokhi

Moeen Farrokhi
Moeen Farrokhi is an Iranian writer and translator. His works in Farsi include two short-story collections, The Pure Snow (Cheshmeh Publication House, 2016) and Artificial Dreams (banned from publication), along with the long essay A Supposedly Nonpolitical Narration of a Political Event: Iran’s Election 2017 (Cheshmeh Publication House, 2018). He has translated the works of David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith into Farsi. His latest translation, Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, is scheduled for publication in the Fall of 2023.


The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience
April 11, 2025  By Moeen Farrokhi
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Consider the Words: On Translating Infinite Jest into Farsi

Moeen Farrokhi Recalls Grieving a Mentor While Traversing a Linguistic Labyrinth
November 1, 2023  By Moeen Farrokhi
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Dotted Lines: On Writing and Humiliation Under Iranian Censorship

"A time will come when our stories shall be told in their entirety."
August 24, 2023  By Moeen Farrokhi
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