Behzad Mihankhah
Biography
Behzad Mihankhah was born in 1968 into a freedom and literature loving family in the Iranian city of Arak. He studied Persian literature in Iran and worked as a freelance journalist for renowned cultural magazines such as Adineh, Karnameh and Ayene Andisheh. Two volumes of poetry have been published by the author so far: praise of darkness and A conversation while crying.
Due to his free literary activities, he was politically persecuted in Iran and fled his home country. Since 2001 he has lived in exile in Germany, where he continued his work as a journalist and poet and collaborated with some exiled Iranian magazines such as ARASH.
Mihankhah is a member of the Association of Iranian Writers in Exile.
Last Released
Leo
In his fantastic tale, which can also be considered a fable, Behzad Mihankhah takes the reader into the extraordinary, eventful life of Leo, the talking lion. With great attention to detail, he describes his adventurous journey from the green jungle in the heart of Africa to the center of global interest and his development into the most famous lion in the world. The focus is particularly on the friendships with special animals and people who accompany and support him on his journey.
Translated from the Persian by Houssein Mansouri
