Leonardo Alishan
Leonardo Paul Alishan (1951–2005) was an Armenian-Iranian writer, scholar, and translator. He was a professor of Persian and Comparative Literature at the University of Utah from 1978-1997. His published works include three collections of poetry, a book of short stories, and many scholarly articles.
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Leonardo Alishan
- Born
- 1951 · Tehran.
- Died
- 2005
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- poet · translator · academic staff
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin · Shahid Beheshti University
- Languages
- Persian
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His translations included works by Nima Yushij, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, and Ahmad Shamlu who dedicated one of his poems to Alishan. He was a member of the Armenian Catholic Church
Leonardo ("Nardo") Alishan was born to Michael Alishan and Annette Nazloomian in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 1951. A descendant of the Armenian writer Ghevont Alishan (1820–1901), he developed an interest in literature at an early age. He earned a BA in English Language and Literature from Iran National University in 1973 after which, he immigrated to the United States. He then earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. He moved to Utah and joined the University of Utah's Middle Eastern Studies department in the same year. He married Neli Assadourian on July 19, 1974. They had three children, Michael, Ara, and Eileen, and were divorced in 1993. He died in a house fire in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 8, 2005.
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Leonardo Alishan (1951 – 2005) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Leonardo Alishan was born in 1951 in Téhéran, Iran. Leonardo Alishan died in 2005.
Short stories
Short stories
• Free Fall: Collected Short Stories, Mazda Publishers, 2010.
Poetry collections
• Dancing Barefoot on Broken Glass, Ashod Press, 1991. • Through a Dewdrop, Open Letter Press, 2000. • Dead Man's Shadow: Collected Poems, Blind Owl Press, 2010.
Awards
• Academy of American Poets Award • Christopher Morely Poetry Award • Irving Writing Award • Atlanta Review International Merit Award
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