Najaf Daryabandari

Najaf Daryabandari (Persian: نجف دریابندری; 23 August 1929 – 4 May 2020) was an Iranian writer and translator. He was known for translating works of Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Bertrand Russell, Samuel Beckett and Mark Twain into Persian.

He started translation at the age of 17 with William Faulkner's book A Rose for Emily. He was also a writer and wrote From Garlic to Onion, a two-volume tome on Iranian cuisine. He was born in Abadan, Iran.

Daryabandari died on 4 May 2020 in Tehran at the age of 90.

References

  1. ↑ "زندگینامه: نجف دریا بندری (۱۳۰۹ - ۱۳۹۹)" (زندگینامه: نجف دریابندری (1309- [Biography: Najaf Darya Bandari (1309 - 1399)]. Hamshahri (in Persian). 2013-03-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ گفتگو با نجف دریابندری در عمارت تاریخیِ بوشهر: هنوز ادامه می‌دهم. Persian Gulf News Agency (in Persian). Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ ترجمه آفرینش است – گفت‌وگوی سیروس علی‌نژاد با نجف دریابندری Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Persian)
  4. ↑ نجف دریابندری درگذشت (in Persian)