Ān Parīzād-i Sabzpūsh Persiska (Farsi) 2024

The Green-Robed Fairy Maiden is a collection of short stories by Samad Taheri, the highly acclaimed Southern Iranian writer known for his distinctive literary voice. In continuity with his earlier works while also exploring more contemporary settings, Taheri vividly portrays worlds that unfold before the reader's eyes with remarkable power and imagination.

The language and narrative materials of each story appear, at first glance, simple and free from the complexities often associated with contemporary Persian fiction. Yet beneath the surface of every story lies a rich universe filled with magic, wonder, and passionate longing. It is a world in which each story proves more striking and unforgettable than the one before. In some of the stories included in this volume, Taheri seems to move beyond his characteristic form of realism toward a unique and highly original kind of magical realism that is rare in contemporary literature.

The book concludes with two plays written by the author during the 1980s, offering readers an opportunity to engage with another dimension of his literary work.