Witness Magazine

Amir Ahmadi Arian

Amir Ahmadi Arian
Amir Ahmadi Arian is an Iranian novelist and journalist. He has written two critically-acclaimed novels and a book of nonfiction in Farsi and short stories and essays in English. He holds a PhD in comparative literature from The University of Queensland, Australia, and an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU. He currently teaches literature and creative writing at City College, New York.

The War Museum

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Fiction•Vol. XXXI No. 2 (Summer 2018)

When the war was over, we got depressed. People walked aimlessly around Ahvaz, their looks glazed, their gaits rude. They had many questions. What happened to the anti-aircrafts piercing the sky at dawn and the missiles’ luminous traces scarring the dusk? What happened to the news anchor with the velvet voice telling us every morning… [Read More]

The War Museum

By
Fiction•Vol. XXXI No. 2 (Summer 2018)

When the war was over, we got depressed. People walked aimlessly around Ahvaz, their looks glazed, their gaits rude. They had many questions. What happened to the anti-aircrafts piercing the sky at dawn and the missiles’ luminous traces scarring the dusk? What happened to the news anchor with the velvet voice telling us every morning… [Read More]