“Berkeley Lecture Series” in partnership with “Iranian Student Alliance in America – ISAA” presents:
Poetry Reading, Lecture, and a Short Film.
A Presentation by Mirza Agha Asgari Mani, Prominent Poet and Writer, Visiting from Germany
Topic: “Challenging Cultural Barriers with Fereydoon Farokhzad”
ﻣﻴﺮﺯﺍﺁﻗﺎﻋﺴگري(ﻣﺎﻧﻰ) ﺩﺭ ﺳﺎﻝ ۱۳۳۰ در ﺍﺳﺪﺁﺑﺎﺩِﻫﻤﺪﺍﻥ ﺯﺍﺩﻩ ﺷﺪ. ﺁﻓﺮﻳﻨﺶ ﺍﺩﺑﻰ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻮﺟﻮﺍﻧﻰ ﺁﻏﺎﺯ ﻛﺮﺩ. ﺁﺛﺎﺭﺵ ﺩﺭ ﻧﺸﺮﻳﺎﺕ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺑﺎﺯﺗﺎﺏ ﻳﺎﻓﺘﻨﺪ.ﻧﺨﺴﺘﻴﻦ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺷﻌﺮﺵ با ﻧﺎﻡ ﻓﺮﺩﺍ ﺍﻭﻟﻴﻦ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺩﻧﻴﺎﺳﺖ ﺩﺭ ۱۳۵۴ﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺷﺪ ﻭ ﺗﺎﻛﻨﻮﻥ ۴۰ ﺟﻠﺪ ﺍﺯ ﺁﺛﺎﺭﺵ ﺑﻪ ﭼﺎﭖ ﺭﺳﻴﺪهاﻧﺪ. ﻣﺎﻧﻰ ﻧﻘﺪ ﺍﺩﺑﻰ ﻭ ﺩﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻫﻢ ﻣﻰﻧﻮﻳﺴﺪ. ﺑﺮﺍى ﻛﻮﺩﻛﺎﻥ ﻧﻴﺰ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻭ ﺩﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﻰﺁﻓﺮﻳﻨﺪ. ﻋﺴگرى ﺩﺭ ﭘﺎﻳﻴﺰ ۱۳۶۳ درﺁﻟﻤﺎﻥ مقيم شد ﻭ ﺗﺎﻛﻨﻮﻥ ﺩﺭﺁﻥ ﻛﺸﻮﺭ ﺯﻧﺪﮔﻰ ﻣﻰﻛﻨﺪ. ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﺪﺕ ﺁﻓﺮﻳﺪههاى ﺍﻭ ﺑﻪ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﻭ ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺯبانهاى ﺩﻳﮕﺮ ﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺷﺪﻩ ﻭ ﻫﻤﺰﻣﺎﻥ، ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺍﺷﻌﺎﺭ ﻭ ﻧﻮﺷﺘﻪﻫﺎﻳﺶ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﻧﺸﺮ ﻳﺎﻓﺘﻪﺍﻧﺪ. ﺍﺯ ﺍﻭ ﺗﺎﻛﻨﻮﻥ ﻳﻚ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻪ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻭ ﻧﺜﺮ ﺑﻨﺎﻡ « ﺳﻨﻔﻮﻧﻰ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧﻰ » ﺑﻪ ﺁﻟﻤﺎﻧﻰ، ﻭ ﺩﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ « ﺳﺮﺯﻣﻴﻦ ﻫﻤﻴﺸﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺭ » ﺑﺮﺍى ﻛﻮﺩﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺍﻧﻤﺎﺭﻛﻰ ﻧﺸﺮ ﻳﺎﻓﺘﻪ ﺍﺳﺖ. ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳﻦ، ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺳﺮﻭﺩهها ﻭ ﻧﻮﺷﺘﻪﻫﺎى ﺍﻭ ﺑﻪ ﻃﻮﺭ ﭘﺮﺍﻛﻨﺪﻩ ﺑﻪ ﺯﺑﺎنهاى ﺍﻧﮕﻠﻴﺴﻰ، ﺳﻮﺋﺪى، ﮊﺍﭘﻨﻰ ﻭ ﻧﺮﻭﮊى ﭼﺎﭖ ﺷﺪهاﻧﺪ. مانى از سال ۱۳۶۷ وقت خود را يکسره به فعاليتهاى مستقل ادبى و فرهنگى اختصاص داد. او بنيانگذار و سردبير ماهنامهى الکترونيکى « ادبيات و فرهنگ »- وعضو اتحاديه نويسندگان آلمان است.
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Place: 110 Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
p.s. For this event, please prepare yourself for a longer stay than usual.
Lecture in Persian