Friday Noon

Mandanipour was born in Shiraz in 1956. His first story collection was published in 1989. He has several short story collections and novels. His storytelling technique and style is phenomenal in modern persian literature. Shargh-e Banafsheh (east of violet) is a love story happening in modern Shiraz. The writer skillfully narrates the story from Hafez's spirit point of view. "Hafez" was the famous Persian poet of 14 century who lived in Shiraz. Story: Shargh-e Banafsheh (East of Violet) Written by: Shahriar Mandanipour Narrated by: SAYED (zohrejome) Time: 79 min Format: mp3

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar is one of the most famous Persian stories created and narrated by Naser ad-Din Shah's storyteller Mirza Mohammad Ali Naqib ul-Mamalek. However it was Fakhr ud-Doleh the princess who transcribed and preserved this story secretly. The story has been very popular during the last centruy, but it was only in 1961 that Mohammad Dja`far Mahdjoub edited and presented a definitive text, far superior to the simpler versions that were available until then. The story is fabulous in terms of legendary images, the number and variety of charachters. The story has been translated to German but not to any other european languages. The first chapter is presented as a sample this week. Story: Amir Arsalan-e Namdar Created by: Mirza Mohammad Ali Naqib ul-Mamalek Collected by: Fakhr ed-Dowleh Narrated by: SAYED Chapter 1: Khajeh No'man's Journey and His Great Benefit Time: 21 min Format: MP3

Amou Norouz and Haji Firooz are the two mythical characters that bring Norouz to Aryans around the world. Norouz is the Aryan new year celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and parts of Turkey, Armenia, Turkemenistan, India and Pakistan. Amou Norouz story is a very old folk anecdote from centuries ago...

A narration of Sadegh Hedayat's (contemporary Iranian writer) famous short story "Dash Akol" written in 1932. Story: Dash Akol Written by: Sadegh Hedayat Narrated by: SAYED Time: 33 min Format: MP3