Media Kashigar ( fa, مدیا کاشیگر) (May 1, 1956 – July 29, 2017) was a writer, translator, and poet. More than 20 books of Kashigar have been published in

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. He was also active for the

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s in Iran. He was a cultural activist. He was present during the visit of

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in 2015.

Biography

Media Kashigar was born in 1956 in Tehran, Iran. He did his studies in the primary and secondary schools in France. Then, he returned to Iran and did his academic studies in architecture and economics there.

Memberships

Media Kashigar was a member of the association of Mahmoud Ostad Mahmoud for the contribution of awards in theater. He was also one of the translators of the Embassy of France in

Books

Kashigar translated the literary works of several poets and writers. * Translation of

Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (, ; rus, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский, , vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj, Ru-Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky.ogg, links=y; – 14 Apr ...

's poems * Translation of

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's poems * Translation of

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco inst ...

's poems * ''Vaghti Mina az khab bidar shod'' (novel) * ''Khaterehi faramoosh shoded az farda'' (short stories), 2016 * ''Marge mourianieh'' * ''Otaghe tarik''

Articles

Media Kashigar wrote several articles in order to improve the cultural activities between Iran and France. His articles were published in his book entitled ''Marge mourianieh'' in Iran.

Republication of works

Media Kashigar's works were republished by Iranian organizations and centers. Some of his republished works are as follows: * Media Kashigar's work republished by

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* Media Kashigar's work republished by

Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (Center for Iranian and Islamic Studies) (CGIE) is a major iranian research institute with the task of researching and publishing general and topical encyclopedias about Iranian and Islamic culture. ...

Outlooks

Some of the outlooks of Media Kashigar are as follows: * The best critic of a translation is its second translation and nothing else. The person who translates a text should have something to say about that. * The translator translates a book for the ones who are not familiar with its

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

of origin. If someone can read it in the language of origin, he will not need to read its translation. So, when you translate, you first suppose that you translate it for someone who does not know its language and could not explore that world and that thought. * The science fiction stories are not for the promotion of science and are not only science stories; but stories. Iranian Students News Agency, 2004
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References

External links

About Media Kashigar on Tehran Times

About Media Kashigar on the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) website

About Media Kashigar on the Irannewsdaily website
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