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Amir Ahmadi Arian

Iranian writer Amir Ahmadi Arian

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Amir Ahmadi Arian

Amir Ahmadi Arian is an Iranian novelist and journalist. He has written two critically-acclaimed novels and a book of nonfiction in Farsi. In English, his short stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Witness, Literary Hub, Asymptote, Massachusetts Review, etc....

He holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Queensland, Australia, and an MFA in creative writing from NYU. He currently teaches literature and creative writing at City College, New York.

A Year Among the Boat People, My People

By Amir Ahmadi Arian

What brings people together isn’t language. If anything, when times are hard, shared language can deepen divisions.

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The Person Who Bears My Name—A Multilingual Most Exquisite Corpse Story

By Glaydah Namukasa, Ibtisam Azem, Amir Ahmadi Arian & Silvana Paternostro

At PEN America’s Lit Crawl Brooklyn 2018, Words Without Borders and SLICE Literary partnered to present a multilingual exquisite corpse, a story authored by four international writers—Glaydah…

Translated by Merit Ronald Kabugo, Sinan Antoon, Amir Ahmadi Arian & Mary Ann Newman

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Amir Ahmadi Arian

Amir Ahmadi Arian

Articles by Amir Ahmadi Arian

A Year Among the Boat People, My People

The Person Who Bears My Name—A Multilingual Most Exquisite Corpse Story