Abbas Kiarostami

  • Fire (four volumes)

    Selections from Rumi by Abbas Kiarostami Dual-language edition, Farsi and English.A translation by Iman Tavassoly and Paul Cronin. Between 2006 and 2011, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami — author of three books of original verse — released his selections from and adaptations of four masters of Persian poetry: Nima (1895–1960), Hafez, Saadi and Rumi (all…

  • A Wolf on Watch

    Abbas Kiarostami Original poetry by Abbas Kiarostami.Dual-language edition, Farsi and English.A translation by Iman Tavassoly and Paul Cronin. From the injustice of our time, take refuge in poetry.From the harshness of the beloved, take refuge in poetry. From glaring cruelty, take refuge in poetry. Here for a brochure about the Kiarostami poetry project. Abbas Kiarostami…

  • Lessons with Kiarostami

    Abbas Kiarostami Edited by Paul Cronin.Foreword by Mike Leigh. Throughout the last two decades of his life, Abbas Kiarostami — the Iranian film director of Where is the Friend’s House?, Life and Nothing More, Through the Olive Trees, Close Up, A Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us, Ten, Shirin, Certified Copy and Like Someone in Love â€” appeared regularly at festivals and…