Akbar Sahraee

Akbar Sahraee
Born	1960 Shiraz , Iran
Nationality	Iran

Akbar Sahraee (Persian: اکبر صحرایی‎‎; born in 1960) is an Iranian humorist,^[1] and author.^[2] He is variously a novelist and playwright. The Iran–Iraq War features heavily in his works.

Life

Akbar Sahraee born on 1339 A.P in Shiraz. He wrote many humorous stories for the theater and many of them became publicly famous. Sahraee begins to write in 1986 when he was 26 years old. His teacher in writing is Shahriar Mandanipour.^[3] He studied management at university.^[4] He volunteered to join the front during the Iran–Iraq War.^[5]

Books

• The puzzle of the fish canal^[6]
• If Only I Were a Bit Older^[7]

Both of the books translated into English by Sofia Koutlaki.^[8]

• Hafeze Haft
• Ana still laugh

Awards

Sahraee was one of the writers chosen by the Institute of Iran’s Cultural Fairs to attend the book fair in Frankfurt. The institute had also provided a booklet and a CD of Akbar Sahraee’ works to be showcased at the book fair.^[9] He has also won many national awards which include Honorary diploma, Hedayat's literary award in 2003,the first literary Award of Esfehan in 2003.

Sahraee won the 2012 Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award for writing Hafez Seven novel.^[10]

• Year Book of Press Association of Sacred Defense
• Golden Pen Award of Iran
• The second literary award of Isfahan in 2004^[11]

See also

• List of female adventurers

Footnotes

1. "دار و دسته دار علی؛ مین سوسکی منتشر می شود" (in Persian). Rasanews. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. "صحرایی اکبر". adabiatirani web site. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
3. "انگار خودت داری تیر خلاصی می‌‌خوری". Farsnews (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. "اکبر صحرایی" (in Persian). sooremehr. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. "صحرایی اکبر". adabiatirani web site. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
6. "معرفی تعدادی از کتابهای دفاع مقدس که به زبانهای دیگر ترجمه شده اند" (in Persian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
7. "If only I were a bit older : a young adult novella". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
8. "عرضه ترجمه انگلیسی دو کتاب دفاع مقدس در نمایشگاه فرانکفورت". Ibna. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
9. "Sacred Defense works astonish FIBF visitors". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
10. "اکبر صحرایی به "آروزی چهارم" رسید" (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
11. "اکبر صحرایی: در نویسندگی شکست وجود ندارد" (in Persian). yjc. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

External links

• Ayatollah Khamenei about the book "I'm Alive"