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Event organized by the Porte d'Anfa bookstore
Born in Tehran, Leili Anvar is an Iranologist, journalist, and translator. As a lecturer in Persian language and literature at INALCO, she has for many years explored the great poetic and spiritual traditions of the East. She notably hosted the radio programs Les Racines du ciel and Les Discussions du soir on France Culture, and presents the program Islam on France 2. A columnist for Le Monde des religions, she is also the author of numerous works and translator of major texts, including Le Cantique des oiseaux by Farîd od-dîn 'Attâr. Knight of the Arts and Letters, she notably published Rûmî, la religion de l'amour and edited the anthology Orient – Mille ans de poésie et de peinture.
Through her work, Leili Anvar invites us to discover the richness of Persian literary and spiritual traditions, where poetry, inner quest, and love converge. This meeting will be an opportunity to exchange with her about her career and her approach to texts that cross centuries and cultures.
