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Arash Hejazi

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February 17, 1971 in Tehran, Iran

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Arash Hejazi is an Iranian editor, novel writer, journalist and physician. Born in 1971, Tehran, Iran, son of a university professor and a teacher, he graduated from medical school in 1996 and in 1997, co-founded an independent publishing house named Caravan Books in Tehran, where he was the editorial director until 2009, when he was forced to leave Iran. He has also been the editor in chief of two literary and cultural magazines; Kamyaab (2000–2003) and BookFiesta (2003–2008). The later was closed down by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran in 2008, as a result of publishing a short story by the Italian writer Primo Levi. He is a member of Tehran Union of Publishers and Booksellers (TUPB) and was the managing editor of its...more

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Care about human rights more than you care about Iran's nuclear ambitions

I was recently in Sweden for the launch of my memoir, The Gaze of the Gazelle, called 47 Sekunder: En berättelse om Irans förlorade generation in Swedish. There, among the warm hospitality of the Swedish publisher and the encouraging and welcoming approach of the Swedish media, I was asked the same two questions over and over again: What do you think about the Iranian nuclear programme, and, wh...

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Books by Arash Hejazi

Average rating: 3.23 · 4,546 ratings · 235 reviews · 19 distinct works

	داستان شاهدخت سرزمین ابدیت 3.74 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1384 — 4 editions	My rating:
	کی خسرو 4.35 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	اندوه ماه 3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Gaze of the Gazelle: The Story of a Generation by Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author), Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Arash Hijazi 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	ورونیکا تصمیم می‌گیرد بمیرد by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) (مترجم), پائولو کوئلیو 3.66 avg rating — 31,957 ratings — published 1998 — 144 editions	My rating:
	خاطرات یک مغ by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) (مترجم) 3.57 avg rating — 8,703 ratings — published 1987 — 103 editions	My rating:
	کوه پنجم by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 20,295 ratings — published 1994 — 112 editions	My rating:
	شیطان و دوشیزه پریم by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 13,692 ratings — published 2000 — 98 editions	My rating:
	زهیر / O Zahir by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), پائولو کوئلیو, Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) (برگردان) 3.52 avg rating — 15,550 ratings — published 2005 — 83 editions	My rating:
	کوه پنجم / Quinta Montanha by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author) (مترجم) 3.60 avg rating — 7,851 ratings — 61 editions	My rating:

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Arash Hejazi gave to: Weeds Don't Perish: Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman by Hanna Braun	My rating:
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Arash Hejazi gave to: The Gaze of the Gazelle: The Story of a Generation by Arash Hejazi (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
The Gaze of the Gazelle: witness to a death that changed history (Book Review Source: Noori Passela, The National, Sep 16, 2011 Arash Hejazi is an Iranian writer, publisher, doctor and one of the few to witness Neda Agha-Soltan’s dying moments first-ha...more
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Arash Hejazi gave to: I Am Cyrus: The Story of the Real Prince of Persia by Alexander Jovy	My rating:
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Arash Hejazi gave to: Professor Hanaa by Reem Bassiouney	My rating:
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Arash Hejazi liked Annalisa's review of Negli occhi della gazzella: " Quando ho iniziato questo libro ero un po' scettica: avevo paura di andare incontro ad una lettura troppo pesante per essere apprezzata in un caldo giorno di Agosto sotto l' ombrellone. Mi sbagliavo! Ho iniziato ad appassionarmi sempre di più e me... " Read more of this review »
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Arash Hejazi liked Christy Pfeifer's review of The Gaze of the Gazelle: " Very important book about human rights and Iran's history "
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Arash Hejazi read 3 books out of 44 of the list 'Coming-of-age memoirs' ³⁄₄₄ How many have you read?
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Arash Hejazi gave to: Der Blick Der Gazelle: Iran Die Geschichte Einer Generation by Āraš Ḥiǧāzī	My rating:
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