Esmail Yourshahian
Esmaeil Yordshahian is a contemporary poet, writer, and researcher. Born in 1955 in Urmia, he completed his studies in Culture and Civilization and Social Psychology. Currently, he resides in his hometown, Urmia, where he conducts research and teaches at local universities. He is also affiliated with international research institutions and collaborates with universities worldwide.
Yordshahian has published numerous books and articles on poetry, novels, cultural research, philosophy, language, and sociology. His most notable dramatic work, The Purple Urmia, has been translated into English, French, and German and performed as a modern opera in Vienna.
About Professor Esmaeil Yordshahian, in His Own Words
Name: Esmaeil Yordshahian (E. Urmia)
Date of Birth: March 26, 1955
Place of Birth: Urmia, Iran
Education
- Master’s Degree: Culture and Civilization
- Doctorate: Research in Social Psychology – Sion, Switzerland
Published Novels
- Where I Was Born – Translated into English and French, to be published by Page Publishing in the U.S. in December.
- Samanji Qizi (The Hay Seller's Daughter) – Translated into German, soon to be published in Switzerland.
Poetry
A collection of his poems, In the Streets of Maybe, translated into Turkish by Ms. Tahereh Mizayi, will be published soon in Ankara.
Recent Works (2021)
- The Garden of Mist (a significant novel)
- Language, Mind, and Meaning (a philosophical work) – Published by Morvarid Publications.
- The Rain’s Postman (a poetry collection)
- Tell Me About the Daffodils (a short story collection)
- Second edition of The Purple Urmia – Published by Sibe Sorkh Publications.
Academic Contributions
Yordshahian is a humanist poet, writer, and researcher whose works are deeply rooted in sensory and conceptual exploration, leaving a profound impact on readers. He has participated as a speaker in over 27 international conferences and published 47 academic and research articles in esteemed journals and institutions.
Esmaeil Yordshahian’s writings reflect a deeply humanistic worldview, combining emotional depth with transformative ideas that resonate universally.
Books
نجوای ناتمام
نامنی جایزه نوبل 2023
This novel has a modern, layered structure. The writer employs a fluid narrative style in the third person. Its theme revolves around the ongoing pain and suffering in contemporary political society, and the human fear prevailing in the present era.
آب ها مرا می برند
A tribute to the fallen, the lost, the wounded, and all those affected by war. A tribute to all those who oppose war and wish it never existed. A tribute to all those who think and hope for a day when the word "war" is erased from the vocabulary of all languages, and the world is devoid of all words, terms, and concepts of violence, destruction, and sorrow.
دلباختگان بی نام شهر من
This novel is a novel with a different style and structure. Esmail Yurdshahiyan has drawn inspiration from classical Iranian works, especially "Kalila and Dimna." Each chapter of the book is an independent narrative, like a miniature painting that includes dialogue, poetry, music,....
سامانچی قیزی
From distant ages, she was nothing more than a name and an image. Wherever you went, in every house, shop, or hall, her image, or rather I should say a painting of her face and figure with sheaves of wheat on her shoulders, was installed on the wall.
کودکی که فروخته شد
Change and transformation in business, Organizational Dysfunction Syndromes, Managment Insight, and how to communicate with different levels within the organization.
La Complainte Inachevee
Translated By: Nader Andre Dadgar
This novel is Esmaiel Yourdshahian's sixth. It is an attempt by the author to introspect and question the feelings of loneliness and sadness that humans experience in our society. The inspiration for this novel comes from the horrific Bataclan attack.