Najaf Daryabandari (Persian: نجف دریابندری; 23 August 1929 – 4 May 2020) was an Iranian writer and translator of works from English into Persian.[1][2]

Najaf Daryabandari
Born(1929-08-23)23 August 1929
Died4 May 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 90)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Writer, translator
Spouses
Janet Lazarian
(divorced)
(died 2012)
Children3
AwardsPEN Literary Award for Translation of Huck Finn

Career

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Najaf was the son of Captain Khalaf Daryabandari, one of the first marine pilots of Iran. The Iranian Merchant Mariners' Syndicate held a commemoration ceremony for Najaf Daryabandari and awarded him a replica of Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions.[3] He started translation at the age of 17–18 with the book of William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily".[4] He and his wife Fahimeh Rastkar, were also the authors of "The Rt. Honorable Cookbook, from Soup to Nuts" [literally in Persian "From Garlic to Onion"], a two-volume tome on Iranian cuisine that have collected the diverse dishes of the country.[5] He worked as a senior editor at the Tehran branch of Franklin Book Programs.[6]

Death

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Najaf Daryabandari died on May 4, 2020, in Tehran at the age of 90 after a long illness.[7][8]

Selected list of works

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Persian Translations


Original works
  • The Rt. Honorable Cookbook, from Soup to Nuts, [literally, from garlic to onion, in Persian] co-authored with his wife Fahimeh Rastkar.[10]
  • Selflessness pain: Review of the Concept of Alienation in the Philosophy of the West (1990)[11]
  • The Myth Legend (2001)[12]
  • In This Respect (2009)[13]

References

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  1. ^ (زندگینامه: نجف دریابندری (1309-. Hamshahri (in Persian). 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ گفتگو با نجف دریابندری در عمارت تاریخیِ بوشهر: هنوز ادامه می‌دهم. Persian Gulf News Agency (in Persian). 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Iranian mariners to honor translator Najaf Daryabandari". MehrNews. Iran. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
  4. ^ ترجمه آفرینش است – گفت‌وگوی سیروس علی‌نژاد با نجف دریابندری Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Persian)
  5. ^ "Writer Najaf Daryabandari honored as Living Human Treasure". 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ Ganjavi, Mahdi. Education and the Cultural Cold War in the Middle East: Franklin Book Programs in Iran. I.B.Tauris, 2023
  7. ^ "نجف دریابندری درگذشت". ایسنا (in Persian). 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ^ "نجف دریابندری درگذشت". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Veteran translator Najaf Daryabandari turns 83". Iran Book News Agency (IBNA). Iran. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ^ Goodreads Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian) درد بی‌ خویشتنی: بررسی مفهوم الیناسیون در فلسفه‌ی غرب
  12. ^ Goodreads Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian) افسانه ی اسطوره
  13. ^ Goodreads Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian) از این لحاظ