Bijan Najdi

Bijan Najdi (Persianبیژن نجدی, correct English transliteration: Bizhan Najdi, pronounced [biːʒæn nædʒdiː];[3]) (15 November 1941 in Khash, Iran – 25 August 1997 in Lahijan, Iran… more

I have a big head. My face is flat and doesn’t have cheeks. I have button eyes. I cannot stand on my feet…more

Bijan Najdi Bijan Najdi (Persian: بیژن نجدی‎‎, pronounced 😉 (15 November 1941 in Khash, Iran – 25 August 1997 in Lahijan… more

Tuesday was wet. Wearing a chador that enveloped her slight frame, Maliheh held a blue umbrella as she walked through an alley… more

I have chosen the poetry of Bijan Najdi’s for its heartbroken yet hopeful and tender view of the world. Najdi’s poems provide a window into concerns of modern Persian poetry and Iranian society. I also have a personal connection with these poems… more

Bijan Najdi is an innovative writer who has introduced a unique and different literary style through publishing his three short story collections. In narrating his story Najdi has employed…more