Ezzat Goushegir
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Ezzat Goushegir is a fiction writer and playwright
born in Iran
and living in the U.S. since 1986.
She has published four books in Persian
, including two collections of short stories.
She began her play writing career in 1976, when her first play “Beginning of Bloom” was produced for Iranian National Television
. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa
.
Since coming to the United States she has been writing both in English and Persian
. Her plays have been produced by a number of US theater companies. She currently contributes a weekly memoir and many other writings to Shahrvand
, the Persian-language magazine based in Toronto
, and since 2003 she teaches at DePaul University
in Chicago.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
born in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and living in the U.S. since 1986.
She has published four books in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, including two collections of short stories.
She began her play writing career in 1976, when her first play “Beginning of Bloom” was produced for Iranian National Television
Iranian National Television
National Iranian Television is an independent, 24-hour Persian language television station. Its offices and studios are in Woodland Hills, California. Its European branch is in London, UK. NITV is not affiliated with any political or government group....
. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
.
Since coming to the United States she has been writing both in English and Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. Her plays have been produced by a number of US theater companies. She currently contributes a weekly memoir and many other writings to Shahrvand
Shahrvand
Shahrvand is the largest Persian language newspaper in North America, which serves the Iranian and Afghan communities across North America...
, the Persian-language magazine based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and since 2003 she teaches at DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
in Chicago.
Work
- Behind the Curtains, the Story of Tahereh
- The Woman, the Room, and Love
- … And Suddenly the Leopard Cried: WOMAN
- Metamorphosis, a collection of two plays
- Maryam’s Pregnancy
- Migration in the Sun a book of poetry.
- Medea Was Born in Fallujah(anthologized in Witness and Crawdad in 2006)
- Now Smile (anthologized in Witness and Crawdad in 2006)
- Beginning of Bloom