7 stories
شعر و شراب | Poetry and Wine
داستانهایی از میخانههای قدیم و محافل شعرخوانی... Tales from ancient taverns and poetry gatherings...
معماری ایران | Persian Architecture
داستانهایی از مساجد، کاخها و بناهای تاریخی ایران... Stories from Iran's mosques, palaces and historical monuments...
دَرْسُ الجُمْلَةِ الاِسْمِيَّةِ | The Lesson of the Nominal Sentence
A poet in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of being through الجملة الاسمية, as she discovers that existence begins with naming.
دَرْسُ اسْمِ الفَاعِلِ | The Lesson of the Active Participle
A sculptor in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of agency through اسم الفاعل, as she discovers who is the true doer of her heart's actions.
دَرْسُ لَوْ الشَّرْطِيَّةِ | The Lesson of Conditional Law
A dreamer in medieval Shiraz learns the grammar of impossibility through لو الشرطية, where unfulfilled wishes become poetry.
The Perfumer of Shiraz | العَطّارَةُ في شيراز
In the rose gardens of Shiraz, a master perfumer creates her most intoxicating blend—a forbidden passion with a young poet who seeks to capture her essence in verse.
The Prince's Tutor of Shiraz | مُؤَدِّبَةُ الأَمِيرِ في شِيرَاز
A learned Persian woman hired to educate a young prince teaches him lessons in more than poetry, awakening desires that shake the Safavid court.