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The Last Kiss
Av Mehdi Mousavi
Oversatt av Fatemeh Ekhtesari og redigert av Samuel Tongue
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Av Mehdi Mousavi · Oversatt av Fatemeh Ekhtesari · Redigert av Dr. Samuel Tongue
Mehdi Mousavi er en av Irans mest betydningsfulle samtidspoeter. Fengslet og torturert for sin skriving, ble han tvunget i eksil og bor i dag i Norge. The Last Kiss er hans første samling skrevet utenfor Iran, utgitt her i en tospråklig persisk–engelsk utgave.
Dette er mer enn en oversettelse. I tett samarbeid med Mousavi har oversetter Fatemeh Ekhtesari og redaktør Dr. Samuel Tongue gjennomført en omfattende prosess med språklig og kulturell utforskning for å formidle de dypere lagene av mening og billedspråk til engelsk. Resultatet er en samling som ikke bare gjengir ordene, men også tekstur, rytme og følelse fra originalen.
Gjennom diktene får leseren innblikk i hverdagslivet til mennesker i Iran under undertrykkelse, og den nære smerten ved å forlate familie, venner og et helt liv. Mousavi skriver om kjærlighet, adskillelse og eksilets søken etter tilhørighet, samtidig som han holder fast ved minnene om et hjemland som ikke kan glemmes.
The Last Kiss er både personlig og universell — et vitnesbyrd om poesiens evne til å motstå stillhet, bevare minner og bære en stemme på tvers av språk og grenser.
Reader Reviews
★★★★★ “I Wish there were a way to get it in Iran. Huge congratulations! ❤️” — Mona Bayat Read full review
★★★★★ “As someone who has read Mehdi Mousavi's poetry extensively, knows many of his poems by heart, and is well aware of the challenges of translating his work, I know that translation can either build bridges or raise walls. That is precisely why, in my opinion, one of the most remarkable achievements of this book is that these poems remain poetry in translation. They retain their distinctly Persian identity while standing confidently as independent poems in English, fully at home in their new language. Wow. I'll be writing a longer, more detailed review of this book soon.” — Atefe Asadi Read full review
★★★★★ “In ‘The Last Kiss,’ Dr. Mehdi Mousavi paints a stark landscape of exile and imprisonment, where each poem feels like a wound. He doesn’t shy away from the darkness that many Iranians face, referencing both personal and collective pain. I was struck by his dedication to Kian Pirfalak, reminding me of the real lives behind these words. There’s this constant tension—he speaks of hope yet calls it absurd, even mentioning carving a smile. Yet, when I read one of his poems aloud to my family and friends, it wasn’t just sorrow we shared; it was the raw truth of endurance, and that moment of connection gave the pain a kind of meaning.” — Maryam Balazadeh Read full review
★★★★★ “First, I must say that this collection is absolutely a masterpiece. I found myself immersed in every single word of the poems. I felt the exile, the longing for home, the boundless sorrow and the love that permeates the entire book. I wept with each poem and experienced their deep sadness and love with all my heart. Even if I were to write forever about the beauty and brilliance of this book, words would still fail me. I could never fully express my inner feelings or how profoundly I enjoyed reading every line and every word of these poems. I wished the poems would continue forever, so that I could keep reading them endlessly, filling myself with all the love, sorrow and beauty they contain and losing myself in the pleasure of every letter and every verse. The translations are extraordinary. The way the beauty of these poems has been carried from one culture to another is truly remarkable. It reflects the tireless dedication and passion of the translators and editors, who have so artistically brought these masterful poems from a completely different cultural tradition into another, allowing readers around the world to experience and enjoy this exceptional work. I also greatly appreciated the decision to place the English poems alongside the Persian originals. It was a wonderful feature of the book and one that I loved immensely. I absolutely loved this book. I can not express how much I loved it and every poem touched me deeply.” — Mahboobeh Amoushahi Read full review
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