I was born a few days before the end of 1970, but as it is for every Iranian of my generation, my story truly begins with the revolution. The events of 1979 transformed our world in ways that we are still struggling to understand.
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Until the 1990s, Olga Sedakova’s books were not available in Russia because they failed to align with prescribed official aesthetics. Sampsonia Way presents an excerpt from Sedakova’s forthcoming book, In Praise of Poetry.
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Robert Darnton’s new book examines the effect state censorship had on literature in Communist East Germany, antebellum France, and 18th century colonial India.
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“My life was deteriorating, and like everyone in our band of children, my hopes of finding our families were diminishing too. There were no signs of them.”
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In this second unveiling of new and unpublished work, Moniru Ravanipur captures the fear of “flight”.
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Iranian author Moniru Ravanipur provides Sampsonia Way Magazine with a sneak peek of her new, unpublished novel. Moniru also gives a beautiful nod to her first language with the visually striking construction of this piece.
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Read an exclusive excerpt from Rewa Zeinati‘s first creative nonfiction book, Nietzche’s Camel Must Die: An Invitation to Say ‘No.’ A compilation of 115 daily Facebook notes, the themes range from women’s status and gender roles to kitchen sink grinders and men’s beards.
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