European roundtable "Modern Persian Literature" — Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 15-17 January 2026

The Second European Roundtable on Modern Persian Literature is co-organised by the Institute of Iranian Studies and the University of New South Wales with generous support from the Soudavar Memorial Foundation, Geneva. Modern Persian literature has developed across all major genres—prose, poetry, drama, and criticism—since the early twentieth century, creating a rich literary tradition that continues to evolve. The research focus of this roundtable is to bring into attention works, topics, a...