Mohammad–Reza Shafiei Kadkani محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی |
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Shafiei Kadkani in 2015
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Born | Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani October 10, 1939 Kadkan, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran |
Pen name | M. Sereshk |
Occupation | Poet, university professor, researcher and author |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani (Persian: محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی, also [Romanize]d as Mohammad–Reza Shafi'i Kadkani) (born 1939) is a Persian writer, poet, literary critic, editor, and translator.
Born in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan, Shafiei-Kadkani graduated from Tehran University with a doctorate degree in Persian literature. He was a student of prominent figures as Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, Mohammad Moin, and Parviz Natel-Khanlari.
He is currently professor of literature at Tehran University. Shafiei-Kadkani is known for his works on literary criticism and modern Persian poetry.