Yousef Alikhani (; born 1975) is an Iranian

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Early life

Alikhani was born in the Tati-speaking village of Milak, Qazvīn Province. He studied

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is ''Adab (Islam), Adab'', which comes from a meaning of etiquett ...

at the

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Career

Alikhani released his third collection of short stories in April 2010.

Works

Books

* * Biveh-koshi • ''Widow Killing'', Aamout Publication, 2015. . * ''قصه های مردم الموت'' (Persian Edition) * * ''Aroos-e’-Beed'' (Willow’s Bride), Aamout Publication, 2009. . * ''Dragon Slayage'', Aamout Publication, 2007. . * ''اژدهاکشان'', , 2009 * * ''سه گانه یوسف علیخانی'' (Persian Edition) * ''Ghadam Bekheir was my Grandmother'', Aamout Publication, 2003. . * ''زاهو'' (Persian Edition), 2022.

Other books

* * ''Looking for Hassan Sabbah: the Life story of the god of Alamut for Young Adults'', Qoqnoos Publication, 2007. . * ''Saeb Tabrizi’s Life'', Madraseh Publication, 2007. . * ''Ibn Batuteh’s Life'', Madraseh Publication, 2004. . * ''Aziz and Negar: Re-reading a love story'', Qoqnoos Publication, 2002 * ''The Third Generation of Fiction Writing in Today’s Iran: Interviews with Writers'', Markaz Publication, 2001

Awards

Nominated in the Annual Zarrin-ghalam Awards (for “Biveh-koshi” ~ Widow Killing) Nominated in the Mehregan-e-Adab Awards (for “Aroose Beed” ~ Willow's Bride) Winner of the 10th Habib Ghanipour Annual Book Prize (for “Aroose Beed”) Nominated in the 12th Ketab-e-Fasl Awards (for “Aroose Beed”) Appraised in the 1st Jalal Al-Ahmad Literature Awards & Nominated in the 8th Hushang Golshiri Prize (for “Ezhdehakoshan” ~ Dragon Slaying) Nominated in the 21st Islamic Republic of Iran Annual Book Awards & Winner of the 16th Roosta Festival Special Prize (for “Ghadam Bekheyr”) Winner of Best Film in the 7th Young Cinema Regional Awards (for “Aziz & Negar _ A Documentary”)