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Erfan Mojib
Born (1984-05-12) May 12, 1984 (age 40)
Yazd, Iran
Occupation
NationalityIranian

Erfan Mojib is an Iranian writer and translator born in 12 May, 1984 in Yazd, Iran.[1] He holds a degree in Comparative Literature from University of Malaysia and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.[2] He has published several translated works of fiction in English including Reza Ghassemi's The Spell Chanted by Lambs[3] which is claimed to be the first Iranian Online Novel[4] and a selection of poems by Hafez entitled Hafiz's Little Book of Life (co-translated with Gary Gach)[5].

He has also translated Simon Van Booy’s Love Begins in Winter & The Illusion of Separateness, Gene Bell-Villada’s García Márquez: The Man and His Work, Julian Barnes’s Flaubert’s Parrot, and Jeanette Winterson’s The Passion into Persian[6].

His short stories and translations have appeared in numerous journals including the Academy of American Poets' Poem A Day[7], World Literature Today[8], Asymptote Journal[9], Jacket2[10], Konch [11] and Kosmos.[12] He is the recipient of David Walker Prize for Creative Writing.[7]

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  1. ^ "Bio". World Literature Today. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. ^ "Profile". Kosmos Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ Ghasemi, Reza (2013-09-02). The Spell Chanted by Lambs. Candle & Fog Publishing. ISBN 978-964-2667-73-4.
  4. ^ "The Spell Chanted by Lambs by Reza Ghasemi - Asymptote Blog". Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ^ Hafiz; Honarvar, Ari (2023-10-02). Hafiz's Little Book of Life. Translated by Mojib, Erfan; Gach, Gary. Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64297-046-3.
  6. ^ "Erfan Mojib". Kosmos Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ^ a b Poets, Academy of American. "Translator". Poets.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  8. ^ "Biography". World Literature Today. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  9. ^ "Contributor(s) – Asymptote Blog". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  10. ^ "Jacket2". jacket2.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  11. ^ "Spring/Summer 2023". Konch Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  12. ^ "Hafiz | Illuminating the Eternal Spirit of Love". Kosmos Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

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