Gulī Imāmī

Goli Emami (born July 7, 1942, Tehran) is a prominent Iranian translator, writer, editor, and cultural activist whose five-decade career has significantly enriched Persian literary translation. She managed the influential “Zamineh” bookstore for twenty years and played a key role in promoting literature and publishing in Iran. Emami is known for her precise and elegant prose, faithfully translating major works by authors such as Alain de Botton, Simone de Beauvoir, Alice Munro, Virginia Woolf, and Nathalie Sarraute. Her acclaimed translations include On Love, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Philosophers Who Failed in Love, and A Room of One’s Own. She has also contributed to children’s literature, literary criticism, and cultural programming, and is recognized as a pioneering figure in translating modern and feminist literature into Persian.