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Farrokhzad, who died at the age of 32 in 1967, is an icon in modern Persian poetry and her poems, questioning conventional boundaries and social norms with a strong feminine voice, are widely read by Iranian women and men.
Farrokhzad's works were banned for a decade after the 1979 Islamic revolution and her liberal lifestyle and the sensuality prevalent in her verse stirred a lot of controversy even at her time when Iran was ruled by a secular monarchy.
Farrokhzad was also a filmmaker and her critically acclaimed 1962 documentary "The House Is Black" about an Iranian lepers' asylum is still shown in festivals around the world.
Iranian authorities strictly vet all publications and artistic productions before their release and publishers complain about increased censorship since the hardline government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005.
ILNA said works of another influential Iranian writer, Hooshang Golshiri, were also banned from the fair, which is held from May 5 to 15.
In recent years Iran's cultural authorities have banned scores of books, sometimes after several reprints, for allegedly "promoting decadence, dissent and insulting religious sanctities."
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Farrokhzad's works were banned for a decade after the 1979 Islamic revolution and her liberal lifestyle and the sensuality prevalent in her verse stirred a lot of controversy even at her time when Iran was ruled by a secular monarchy.
Farrokhzad was also a filmmaker and her critically acclaimed 1962 documentary "The House Is Black" about an Iranian lepers' asylum is still shown in festivals around the world.
Iranian authorities strictly vet all publications and artistic productions before their release and publishers complain about increased censorship since the hardline government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005.
ILNA said works of another influential Iranian writer, Hooshang Golshiri, were also banned from the fair, which is held from May 5 to 15.
In recent years Iran's cultural authorities have banned scores of books, sometimes after several reprints, for allegedly "promoting decadence, dissent and insulting religious sanctities."
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