Literary Fiction
The Ghazal in the Blood: Persian Poetry and the Novel of Inherited Longing
May 1, 2026
The Ghazal in the Blood: Persian Poetry and the Novel of Inherited Longing
From Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz to the prose of contemporary fiction — how a poetic tradition built on concealment, double meaning, and the discipline of longing teaches the novel what silence can carry.
What Mothers Don’t Say: Silence, Inheritance, and the Mother-Daughter Novel
March 7, 2026
What Mothers Don’t Say: Silence, Inheritance, and the Mother-Daughter Novel
On the literary tradition of secrets between generations — and why the things a mother withholds become the architecture of her daughter’s identity.
The Sound of Secrets: How Persian Music Shapes Identity in Literary Fiction
January 21, 2026
The Sound of Secrets: How Persian Music Shapes Identity in Literary Fiction
On the Shur mode, fado, and the silences between notes that become the emotional grammar of a novel about inheritance and espionage.