Golestan, Ebrahim

An Encounter with Dylan Thomas

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ISBN 13:: 9781949445411
author:: Golestan, Ebrahim
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Mage Publishers
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 184
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Biography, Personal Memoirs, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Abadan, 1951, was a pivotal moment in Iranian history. Ebrahim Golestan's encounter with Dylan Thomas, the famous Welsh poet, took place amidst escalating tensions between Iran and Britain over oil rights. For a brief period, they stepped away from the conflict to engage in a candid conversation about poetry, history, philosophy, and translation. Thomas had been sent to Iran by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to write a propaganda film script, but his visit was cut short due to illness. Golestan's account of this encounter provides a unique insight into Thomas's life and work, as well as the complexities of cultural exchange between East and West. This book brings together Golestan's original narrative with an accompanying essay by Abbas Milani, Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University, offering a nuanced understanding of Thomas's time in Iran and its significance.

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