Mukhtar in the Age

Passing the centennial mark, a century behind, and it seems he does not want us to lose what must be preserved in his presence and absence! His camera and pen have recorded the deepest, most accurate, and of course the most bitter moments of the past century’s history. He has gifted us poetry, prose, and a unique blend of light, color, and shadow in all the films he made and stories he wrote. Now, with “Mukhtar in the Age,” he has published one of the most original historiographies/reports/non-fiction works of modern Persian prose after forty years. This book, exploring the life and death of Amir Mukhtar Karimpour Shirazi, invites all of us to rediscover one of the most important icons of liberating journalism in the history of this land. Ebrahim Golestan wrote this brilliant text in the early years after the 1979 revolution, and it seemed it would never be published, until today—when his century has ended, but he has not—and he stands before us rightly seeing the necessity to remind past and future generations of Mukhtar’s story and his cause. “Mukhtar in the Age” tells the story of the life and times of a man who was an enemy of tyranny and corruption, and his precious fiery soul must remain in the minds of all with a heart in their chest. And for this remembrance and reminder, what better than reading “Mukhtar in the Age” written by Ebrahim Golestan!