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Mahtab Safdari

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Literature & Fiction, Plays

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Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov , Donald Margulies ...more

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October 2012

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playwright, short story writer, translator
автор и переводчик
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I keep my friend list very small so I can actually read and appreciate your thoughts. If I don't accept a request, please don't take it personally; I'm just an author hiding in her own quiet cave, reading and writing. Still, we can always talk books in the comments section, if you'd like. 📚 ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 184 ratings · 37 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	دریاچه‌ی تام by Ann Patchett, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 546,107 ratings — published 2023 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	پاسخ منفی است by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 130,256 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	میز دونفره؛ نیویورک by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 76,254 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دایی وانیا by Anton Chekhov, Annie Baker, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 32,522 ratings — published 1897 — 596 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دردآشام by Simon Van Booy (Goodreads Author), Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 29,383 ratings — published 2024 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	سه خواهر by Anton Chekhov, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 25,133 ratings — published 1900 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مگنولیاهای فولادی by Robert Harling, Mahtab Safdari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 18,074 ratings — published 1988 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drill Bit 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بنفش it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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داستان نخست از مجموعه‌ی میز دونفره؛ نیویورک

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در واپسین روزهای عصر آخرین تزار، مردی روستایی به نام پوشکین در روستای کوچکی در صدوشصت کیلومتری مسکو زندگی می‌کرد. گرچه پوشکین و همسرش، ایرینا، از موهبت فرزند بی‌بهره بودند، اما در عوض کلبه‌ی دواتاقه‌ی راحتی داشتند و چند هکتار زمین که با شک Read more of this blog post »

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