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Esmail Khoi (Persian: اسماعیل خویی; 30 June 1938 – 25 May 2021)[1] was an Iranian poet and writer.[2] He was living in the United Kingdom after being exiled from Iran during the 1980s.[3] Khoi was originally a lecturer in Philosophy before the Iranian Revolution.[4] He was a member of the Iranian Writers' Association. His poems have been translated in many languages, including English, French, Russian, German and Ukrainian. He wrote a poetry book in English called "Voice of Exile", "What is shall be what is not". He is the first Iranian writer to be awarded the Coburg Rückert Prizen for literature, which he received in 2010.

Esmail Khoi
Born(1938-06-30)30 June 1938
Mashhad, Iran
Died25 June 2021(2021-06-25) (aged 82)
London, United Kingdom
Resting placeCremated, ashes buried at Golders Green Crematorium
Occupation
  • Writer, Poet
Citizenship
  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
Alma mater
  • Tehran Supreme University
  • London University
Spouse
    Franca Gallio
    ​
    (divorced)​
      Roxana Saba
      ​
      (divorced)​
      Children4

      Selected bibliography



      References


      1. "Esmail Khoi, exiled Iranian poet who maintained the tradition ofof the Persian greats of the Middle Ages". The Telegraph. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
      2. Khoi, Esmail. (2008) Beyond the Horizon: An anthology of poems. Atlanta, United States: Esmail Khoi Foundation. Cover notes. ISBN 0971990344
      3. Stephen Watts, ed. (2001). Mother tongues. Modern Poetry in Translation. King's College London. ISBN 0-9533824-7-8.
      4. Esmail Khoi Foundation (April 15, 2003). "An evening with Dr. Esmail Khoi, a renowned Iranian poet". Payvand News.




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