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Mehdi Bonvari

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Mehdi Bonvari has been active in the field of speculative fiction from 2000 and has been translating sci-fi and fantasy novels and short stories to Persian for more than two decades. His first short story translation was printed in 2003. He has translated several sci-fi and fantasy titles, including "Martian Chronicles" and "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury, "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman, and "Mortal Engines" by Philip Reeve. The Persian translation of "Martian Chronicles" was first published in 2010.
His first authored book publisged in 2023 is "Rivers of Mars", a Persian science fiction space opera taking place in 2300s all over inner planets from Mars to Earth.
He is a well-known figure in the sci-fi and fantasy community in Iran. He has ...more

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	ناکجا by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (translator) 4.16 avg rating — 570,620 ratings — published 1996 — 265 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
	حکایت‌های مریخ by Ray Bradbury, Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.16 avg rating — 295,623 ratings — published 1950 — 589 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
	موتورهای مرگبار by Philip Reeve (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 72,690 ratings — published 2001 — 170 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
	درخت هالووین by Ray Bradbury, Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 42,595 ratings — published 1972 — 157 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
	قاره مرده by Philip Reeve (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 28,103 ratings — published 2003 — 99 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
	مارکی چطور کتش را پس گرفت by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (translator) 4.03 avg rating — 14,549 ratings — published 2015 — 9 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
	همه‌ی شما زامبی‌ها by Robert A. Heinlein, Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (مترجم) 4.07 avg rating — 7,687 ratings — published 1959 — 11 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
	چرخهٔ زندگی اشیای نرم‌افزاری by Ted Chiang, Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 7,890 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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
	آن جا که جنگل تمام می شود by Charlotte Salter (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	رودخانه‌های مریخ by Mehdi Bonvari (Goodreads Author), Ehsan Mirzaei (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 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

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