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Media Kashigar (Persian: مدیا کاشیگر) (May 1, 1956 – July 29, 2017) was a writer, translator, and poet. More than 20 books of Kashigar have been published in Iran. He was also active for the literary awards in Iran. He was a cultural activist. He was present during the visit of Laurent Fabius in Tehran in 2015.

Biography

Media Kashigar was born in 1956 in Tehran, Iran. He did his studies in the primary and secondary schools in France. Then, he returned to Iran and did his academic studies in architecture and economics there.

Memberships

Media Kashigar was a member of the association of Mahmoud Ostad Mahmoud for the contribution of awards in theater. He was also one of the translators of the Embassy of France in Tehran.

Books

Kashigar translated the literary works of several poets and writers.

• Translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky's poems
• Translation of Fernando Arrabal's poems
• Translation of Eugène Ionesco's poems
• Vaghti Mina az khab bidar shod (novel)
• Khaterehi faramoosh shoded az farda (short stories), 2016
• Marge mourianieh
• Otaghe tarik

Articles

Media Kashigar wrote several articles in order to improve the cultural activities between Iran and France. His articles were published in his book entitled Marge mourianieh in Iran.

Republication of works

Media Kashigar's works were republished by Iranian organizations and centers. Some of his republished works are as follows:

• Media Kashigar's work republished by Tebyan Cultural Institute
• Media Kashigar's work republished by Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia

Outlooks

Some of the outlooks of Media Kashigar are as follows:

• The best critic of a translation is its second translation and nothing else. The person who translates a text should have something to say about that.
• The translator translates a book for the ones who are not familiar with its language of origin. If someone can read it in the language of origin, he will not need to read its translation. So, when you translate, you first suppose that you translate it for someone who does not know its language and could not explore that world and that thought.
• The science fiction stories are not for the promotion of science and are not only science stories; but stories.

See also

• Persian Speculative Art and Literature Award
• Speculative Fiction Group
• Granaz Moussavi

References

1. Iranian Students News Agency, 2017
2. Media Kashigar, translator and writer dies, Persian BBC, 2017
3. Donya-e-Eqtesad newspaper, 2016
4. Tajrobeh magazine, 2017
5. Koopa, Fatemeh; Sadat Mousavi, Atefeh, Tajziey va tahlil az kooshnameh, Tajrobeh magazine, 2010
6. Dar garmagarm kar bar chapayev, Tebyan Cultural Institute, 2008
7. The best critic of a translation is its second translation, Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, 2013
8. The best critic of a translation is its second translation, Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, 2013
9. The best critic of a translation is its second translation, Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, 2013
10. Iranian Students News Agency, 2004

External links

• About Media Kashigar on Tehran Times
• About Media Kashigar on the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) website
• About Media Kashigar on the Payvand website
• About Media Kashigar on the Irannewsdaily website

• 1956 births
• 2017 deaths
• Writers from Tehran
• 20th-century Iranian poets
• Iranian translators
• Iranian activists
• 20th-century translators
• 21st-century Iranian poets
• Cultural activists