Hassan Mahmoodi

Hassan Mahmoodi, an Iranian writer, journalist and literary critic, was born in Najaf, Abad in 1970. He graduated from Cinema and Theatre university with a director degree in cinema. He works in the realm of literature and art in some newspapers such as: Iranian, Manateghe Azad, Hamshahri, Shargh, Roozegar, Etemad. Also he has been theatre editor in Iran Theatre site from beginning till 2006.

Theatrical activities

• Director of the play Wishes Garden written by Mohammad Charmshir in Najaf Abad Play Council.
• Director of the play The Secret Of Holy Tree written by Davood Kianian in Esfahan and Najaf Abad.
• Director of the play The Second Black written by Ahmad Bigdeli in Esfahan and Najaf Abad.
• Editor of Iran Theatre site from beginning till 2006.
• Theatre editor in newspapers such as Manateghe Azad, Hamshahri, Shargh.

Literary works

• When We Talk Soft Elmira Is Asleep, Asa publication, 1997. (including short stories: Quiet Blue, Blue Blouse, When We Talk Soft Elmira Is Asleep, Isa Gholi, The Story Of Goat And Aswrik Tree, We Don’t Know)
• One Of The Women Is Dying, Negah publication, 2001. (including the short stories: Crows’ Fable, One Of The Women Is Dying, A Short Story For Parinaz, Fourteen Narratives Of [...] Fourteenth Age Poet, All Die One Day Sooner, Blinds Have Come To Edge Of The Road, Khorhke And Ashes Of The Lover Man.)
• Blinds Have Come To Edge Of The Road collection of stories with contemporary writers.

Investigative works

• Blue Blood On The Wet Earth in criticism and introduction of Bahram Sadeghi. Asa publication, 1997
• Critical view on stories of Sadegh Choubak, Roozegar publication, 2003
• Blue stories Hezareye Sevom publication, 2004

He is also writing the novel Crows Go To Die In Najaf Abad. Mahmoodi has a collection of stories named I Fear Fourteen Years Old being prepared to be published.