Homa Sayar (born 1947, in

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) is an Iranian poet and writer who has lived in Paris since 1975. She studied

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in the Université Sorbonne – Nouvelle and her PhD thesis on

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poetry in

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at the

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. She has written several poetry books in

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and has also translated the famous

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(the Epic of Kings) into French. Ms Sayar has also worked as a teacher of Persian and has published a Persian learning method in English, German and French.

Bibliography

* A l'eau, au feu, au vent, à la terre (to water, fire, air and earth). ''Editions l'Harmattan'', 1997 . ** 24 traditional Persian poems translated by the author in collaboration with Valérie. * ''Contes de la mythologie persane'' (Tales from Persian mythology). ''Editions l'Harmattan'', May 2000. * ''Pour se perfectionner en persan'' (Improving your Persian) ''Editions l'Harmattan'', September 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sayar, Homa 20th-century Iranian poets 1947 births Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 alumni Living people 21st-century Iranian poets