{"product_id":"the-kindly-interrogator-alireza-abiz-9781848617704","title":"The Kindly Interrogator","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlireza Abiz is a multi-award-winning Iranian poet, literary scholar, and translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in South Khorasan, Iran in 1968, Abiz studied English Literature in Mashhad and Tehran universities and received his PhD in Creative Writing-Poetry from Newcastle University in the UK. Abiz has written extensively on Persian contemporary literature and culture. His scholarly book \u003cem\u003eCensorship of Literature in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Politics and Culture since 1979\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2020 by Bloomsbury. He has so far published five collections of poetry in Persian; \u003cem\u003eStop! We Should Get Off!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpaghetti with Mexican Sauce\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Hear My Desk as a Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e13\/1 Koohsangee Street\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBlack Line - London Underground\u003c\/em\u003e. The latest collection published in 2017 was awarded the most prestigious independent poetry award in Iran, the Shamlou Award. His sixth collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Desert Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e, will be published in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abiz is has translated many leading poets including Rilke, Bunting, Walcott, Kerouac, and C.K. Williams into Persian. His translation of \u003cem\u003eAfrican Contemporary Art\u003c\/em\u003e won him the Iranian Book of the Season Award for the best translation in visual arts in 2007. English, German and Arabic translations of his poetry have been published in numerous journals and anthologies and have been showcased in public places including Stuttgart subway in Germany. He has performed at many international festivals and acted as judge in numerous Persian language literary prizes. He is a board member of the Poetry Translation Centre and chaired the judges for the Sarah Maguire Poetry in Translation Prize 2020-2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abiz is the co-founder of MAHA, a Persian language online platform for art and literature and Editor of Radio Now podcasts. He lives in London where he works as a creative writing teacher, translator and researcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alireza Abiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848617704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848617704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Alireza Abiz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987098927359,"sku":"9781848617704","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8cd6ef5-02eb-405c-9e02-b7bde5a008a5.jpg?v=1683287001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kindly-interrogator-alireza-abiz-9781848617704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}