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Biography

An Iranian fiction-writer and poet, Leila Sadeghi (born 1977) is part of the avant garde creative writing movement in Iran. Sadeghi holds a BA in Persian Literature (Allameh Tabatabai University), a BA in English Translation (Islamic Azad University in Tehran) and an MA in Linguistics (Allameh Tabatabai University). Her MA dissertation, titled “The Discursive Functions of Silence in Contemporary Iranian Fiction” was published in 2011. She has got her Ph.D. in the Cognitive Linguistics Program at the University of Tehran and also has published many papers on language and literature, which have appeared in academic journals in Iran (in persian) and abroad (in English). She has also a couple of fictional and non-fictional translations (into Persian).

Style of writting

Leila Sadeghi's stories do not follow the conventions of commonly written prose. There are several aspects to her stories. First, the language that she uses in her writings is stylistically between poetry and prose, both syntactically and semantically. Also she makes a frequent use of features of language metaphorically. For example a dot [full stop] is used in some of her stories in a metaphorical sense, to create several meanings, such as end of life, …. Her stories invite the reader to co-construct the underlying meanings of the phrases that she uses. The ways in which words are strung together in her stories are meant to allow for several layers of meaning to be brought into the text by the readers. The translations of her stories equally try to achieve these points.

Written by Prof. Farzad Sharifian

 

Fiction and Poetry

Authorship (Non-Fiction)

 Book Chapter

  • Trans. Of "Semiotics as interpretation theory" by Jonathan Culler, in: Semiotics (Key Articles), Eds. Dr. Amirali Nojoumian. Tehran: Morvarid Pub.,  2017, Pp. 171-207.
  • "Conflict between real and virtual worlds in a movie by cognitive approach: a sad song of mountain", in: Semiotics of document movie on Iran-Iraq war, Eds. Dr. Bahman Namvar Motlaq and Manije Kangarani. Tehran: DEFC Pub., 2016, Pp. 65-97.
  • "The Conflict of Possible Worlds in “A Town Like the Heaven”, by Simin Daneshvar", In: Sadegh Choobak and Simin Daneshvar: Essays in Semiotics and Literary Criticism, Ed. Leila Sadeghi, Tehran: Sokhan,  2014, Pp.195-–226. 
  • Iconicity of Absence In "The Patient Stone" by Sadeq Chubak”, In: Sadegh Choobak and Simin Daneshvar: Essays in Semiotics and Literary Criticism, Ed. Leila Sadeghi, Tehran: Sokhan, 20014, Pp. 145–-90. 
  • "The Sequence Stories: From Cluster Story to the Macro Fiction", In: Ebrahim Golestan and Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Essays in Semiotics and Literary Criticism, Ed. Leila Sadeghi, Tehran: Sokhan, 2013, Pp. 43–-74. 
  •  "The Social Splitting in a Writerly Text: Codification of “The Rooster" by Ebrahim Golestan", In: Ebrahim Golestan and Jalal Al-e Ahmad: Essays in Semiotics and Literary Criticism, Ed. Leila Sadeghi, Tehran: Sokhan, 2013, Pp. 161–-204. 
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Edited Volume

Translations Fiction

Translations Non-Fiction

 

​News about Sadeghi in Book News Agency:

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A number of Translated Poems in English:

 

A number of translated Fictions in English:

 

Refereed Journal Articles

2017                (Persian)  The Persian Visual Poetry through Cognitive Poetics Approach, Language Related Research, 8: 3, 159-183.

2015                (English) Discursive Silence: A Tool to Read between the Lines in Persian Stories, International Journal of Linguistics, 7: 5, 99–118. 

2015                (Persian) The Function of Macrofiction and System Mapping in the Interpretation of “Conference of the Birds” by Attar Nishapuri (A Cognitive Poetics Approach), Language related research, 5: 4, 125–147. 

2013                (Persian) The Blending of Words and Image in Literary Text Based on Conceptual Blending Theory, Language related research, 4: 3, 75–103. 

2013                (Persian) Silence as a Meaningful Absence on Reading the Underlying Stories of “My Little Prayer Room”, by Hooshangh Golshiri, Naghd Nameh-e Honar, 4: 5, 141–164. 

2013                (Persian) Macrofiction as a New Sub-Genre in Hunting the Shadow Written by Ebrahim Golestan, Quarterly of Literary Critics, 6: 21, 135–161. 

2013                (Persian) Textual Schema in structuring a new form of “Novel–in-story” by cognitive poetic approach, Jostarha-ye Adabi, Biquarterly of research in humanities science, 183, 43–74. 

2012                (English) Cognitive Poetics as a Literary Theory for Analyzing Khayyam's Poetry, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 32, 314-320.  

2012                (Persian) Cognitive Poetics as a Literary Theory: Study on Ahamad Shamloo's poetry, Comparative Language Literature Research. 3: 4, 149–167. 

2012                (Persian) Linguistic Approach to Email Name as Individual Identity, Language and linguistics. 12, 87–114. 

2011                (Persian) Conceptual Mapping Khayyam’s Poetry: Analysis of Text Worlds by Cognitive Approach, Jostarha-ye Adabi, Biquarterly of research in humanities science, 175: 44, 107–129. 

2011                (English) Electronic Name Address as Individual Identity, International Journal of Linguistics. 3: 1.  

2011                (English) The Functions of Conceptual Mappings in the Interpretation of Omar Khayyam's Poetry, Journal of Language and Culture. 2:12, 204-213.

2010                (Persian) The Discursive Functions of Silence in Structuring Fiction, Comparative Language Literature Research. 1: 2, 69–88. 

2010                (Persian) The Six Functions of Eloquent Silence in Fiction Interpretation, Quarterly of Research in Persian Language & Literature: Institute for Humanities and social Studies. 19, 15–22. 

2010                (Persian) The Elements of “Text World's Theory” in Cognitive Poetics Approach in “The Panthers who have Run with Me” by Bijan Najdi, Quarterly of Literary Critics. 10, 115–142. 

2009                (Persian) The Discursive Signification of Silence through Linguistic Approach: the shared domain of social interactive silence and narrative silence, Biquarterly of Research in Humanities Science, 9: 24, 163–183. 

Proceeding Articles

2009                (English) Signifying and Referential System in “Real” and “Virtual” Name in Electronic and non-Electronic Contexts. Proceedings of VRIC'09: 11th virtual Reality International Conference. 22-24th April, 2009, Laval, France, 293–300.  

Invited Talks

2018                (8 October) About Afshin Shahroodi’s visual Poetry Books, Damghan: University of Damghan (Bokhara’s Nights).

2017                Women’s poetry: Brain and Poetry, Tehran: Bookcity of Pasdaran.

2017                (23 June) About Shiva Arastooye’s Females Story Characters, Tehran: Peydayesh.

2017                (5 May) About a translated book by Amin Shakeri: “Saussure: A Guide For The Perplexed”, Tehran: Iran-France friendship Association.

2016                About Keyvan Arzaghi’s Novel: Bi-Nazanin, Tehran: Apartema Forum.

2016                About Azar Ketabi’s Poetry books, Tehran: Baharan Forum.

2015                About Aram Ravanshad’s Novel: Time of Ruination”, Tehran: Parsian music Forum.

2013                (November) About Afshin Shahroodi’s Visual Poetry. Galawej festival, Kurdestan Iraq.

2011                (November) About Asiyeh Nezam Shahidi’s Novel: A Buddhist, New Zealandian Crocodile, My love, University of Ferdowsi: Mashhad.

2009                (May) Hyperfiction. 3st International Women's image Festival, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne.

2008                history of hypertext in literature, Tehran: University of Allameh Tabataba’ee.

2007                (16 December) Hyper Textual Novel, 1st Cultural Studies and novel writing, University of Allameh Tabataba’ee, Tehran.

2005                (4-14 April) Femininity in Literature or Female's Literature”, 1st Annual Iran-Turkey Conference entitled "Open the Door, Neighbor". University of Ankara.

2005                The features of contemporary fiction, Tehran: Banou cultural Forum.

2002                (19 June) The Différence in Iranian literature, Tehran: cultural center of Tehran.

Conference Activity/Participation: Panels/Symposia Organized

2018                (18 Feb) On the Relation between Architecture and Literature, lectured by Dr. Amirali Nojoumain, Tehran: Bashgah Andisheh (Alefma).

2018                (21 Jan) On the Relation between Painting and Poetry: Sohrab Sepehri’s Works, lectured by Dr. Sadegh Rashidi, Tehran: Bashgah Andisheh (Alefma).

2017                (28 Dec) Blending of physical and sympatric pains in Ahmad Shamlou’s Poetry, lectured by Dr. Abd-ol Rahman Najle Rahim, Tehran: Bashgah Andisheh (Alefma).

2017                (18 January) Visual Poetry in Persian Literature, Lectured by Dr. Leila Sadeghi, Tehran: Bashgah-e Andishe (Alefma).

2017                (12 Oct) Contemporary Poetry of Iran: Hooshang irani, Lectured by Mohammad Azarm, Tehran: Bashgah-e Andishe (Alefma).

2013                (21 May) semiotic studies of Persian fiction: Simin Daneshvar, Tehran: Iranian Artists Forum.

2013                (9 October) semiotic studies of Persian fiction: Sadegh Choobak, Tehran: Iranian Artists Forum.

2012                (27 Sep) semiotic studies of Persian fiction: Ebrahim Golestan, Tehran: Iranian Artists Forum.

2012                (29 Nov) semiotic studies of Persian fiction: Jalal-e Ale Ahmad, Tehran: Iranian Artists Forum.

Papers Presented

2014                (25-27 Sep) Iconicity of Absence In "The Patient Stone" by Sadeq Chubak, 1st International Association for Cognitive Semiotics (IACS), Lund University, Sweden.

2013                (25-27 Apr) The Blending of Words and Image in Literary Text Based on Conceptual Blending Theory, 2nd Cognition and Poetics conference, Osnabrück University, Germany.

2013                (25-27 Apr Aug) The Macrofiction Structure in “Hunting the Shadow”, a fiction by Ebrahim Golestan, 2nd Cognition and Poetics conference, Osnabrück University, Germany.

2012                (10-12 July) The Function of System Mapping in Structuring the Macro Fiction of the “Conference of the Birds”, 4th UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference, King’s College London.

2012                (5-7 Sep) The interaction of system mapping and macro/micro structure in the “Conference of the Birds”, Iranian Society for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature, Tehran: Allame Tabatabayee University

2012                (1st March) The Role of Macro-Fiction in the Works of Ebrahim Golestan and its Roots in Classical Persian Literature, International Society for Iranian Studies, the  2nd  national literary critic: semiotic of literature,  university of  Tarbitat  Modares.

2012                (1-5 Aug) Macro and Micro Structures Resulting in a Novel Structure: Macro-fiction (A study about Ebrahim Golestan's Shadow hunting), International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS), Istanbul, Turkey.

2011                (3-8 July) The Narrative Functions of Silence in the Structuring of Fictions, 12th International Pragmatics Conference, Manchester, UK: International Pragmatics Association (IPrA).

2011                (10-12 May) Cognitive Poetics as a Literary Theory for Analyzing Khayyam's Poetry, 4th International Conference of Cognitive Science, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies in Iran.

2011                (21-22 Mar) Cognitive Poetics as a Literary Theory, 1st National Conference on literary criticism in Iran, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad.

2010                (15-18 Sep) The Discursive Signification of Silence through Linguistic Approach: the shared domain of social interactive silence and narrative silence, the 3rd workshop - Research (summer school): Hamedan: University of Bu-Ali Sina.

2009                (7-11 Apr) Signifying and Referential System in “Real” and “Virtual” Names in Electronic and non-Electronic Contexts, 12th Annual virtual reality international Conference, University of Laval, France.

2009                (22-23 Feb) The Function of Codes in the Interpretation of the Novel by Ebrahim Golestan (According to the semiotic approach of Roland Barthes). 1st Persian language and linguistics Conference, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad.

Awards, Prize, Nomination for prize

2015                Trans. of Cognitive Poetics: An Introduction by Peter Stockwell, nominated for Book of the Year Prize

2014                (Monograph) The Discursive Functions of Silence in Iranian Contemporary Fiction, nominated for Jalal-e Al-e Ahmad Prize

2014                Story collection Goriz az Markaz (Eccentricity) nominated for The Poetry of Reporter Prize

 2014                (Monograph) The Discursive Functions of Silence in Iranian Contemporary Fiction, nominated for Book of the Year Prize

 

Proof Reading

2005                Self-Massage: the Tao of Rejuvenation, by Mantak Chia, Trans. Mahnaz Av, Tehran: Behjat. 

2005                Taoist Ways to Transform Stress into Vitality, by Mantak Chia, Trans. Mahnaz Av, Tehran: Behjat. 

2005                Originality and its Roles in the Heritage of Protection and Restoration of Antiquities, by Siamak Alizadeh, A thesis submitted to the Art University of Tehran for PhD Degree. 

2005                Oral Health (WHO), The health academy, produced by Ralavin Studio. 

 

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