Pen name Reza Rahgozar Nationality Iranian | Language Persian | |
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Born June 12, 1953 (age 63)
Kazeroun, Iran ( 1953-06-12 ) Occupation Author, Researcher, Broadcaster and Literary critic Education First art degree (equivalent to PhD) Notable works "That Which That Orphan Saw" Books That Which That Orphan Saw | ||
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Mohammad Reza Sarshar (Persian: محمدرضا سرشار), was born on 12 June 1953 in Kazeroun, Iran. He is an active Iranian author in the field of fiction and novels that has made significant activities. Mr. Sarshar also worked as a radio storyteller many years and therefore has a particular reputation in this field. He has 24 years of experience in narration of popular radio program "Friday Noon story" and also editor of several radio and television programs. He is also a powerful critic in the field of children's literature and story writing. He also translated the historical texts and has published dozens of books. Sarshar has received more than 31 national and state awards and some of his books translated in English, Urdu, Turkish and Arabic. International Journal "who is who", registered his name as one of the Iran culture's luminaries in 1994.
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Personal life
His family was originally from Shiraz but due to his father's job, he spent his studies in Shiraz, Isfahan, Jahrom, Boushehr, Tabriz and Urmia. After serving in military service, he was accepted to study industrial engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology. This passage was a start for his talents to emerge. He quit his studies by the Islamic revolution of Iran and studied other majors such as play writing, none of which were completed. Finally, because of his 30 years of vast literal and cultural activities, he was awarded the first degree literary medal (equal to PhD degree) by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Sarshar published some of his works under his pseudonym, Reza Rahgozar. He has also worked as a broadcaster at Radio since 1981. He works as scientific head of the Thought and Culture Research Center of Islamic Thought and is a member of Literature Group faculty of this center now.
Radio work
Mohammad Reza Sarshar's storytelling is popular (from 1981 to 2005). Every Friday noon, millions of Iranian children, teenagers and adults, had waited for happy or sad stories that Mohammad Reza Sarshar told from Radio. Warm and pleasant tone of his voice has been saving in memories of many teens and adults. Precise editing and artistic execution was accompanied him in this success.