Fereshteh Molavi

Born in Tehran, Fereshteh Molavi published a novel, The House of Cloud and Wind, and such works of fiction as The Persian Garden, The Orange and the Lime, and The Sunny Fairy and Other Stories. While in Iran, she translated several fictions and literary works. A former research librarian and the Persian bibliographer at Sterling Library, Yale University, she has published numerous stories and essays internationally. She appeared in various anthologies, including Speaking in Tongues and TOK. Her dialogue with the Canadian writer Karen Connelly, Listen to the Reed, was published by PEN Canada. Her recently-published books in Tehran include a novel, The Departures of Seasons, and a collection of short stories, of Mutts & Men.