Moeen Farrokhi (b. 1989) is writer and translator based in Tehran. He has published, in Persian, a collection of short stories and a long book-length essay. He has translated into Persian the works of David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith. His essays can be found in various English-language outlets.
Photo of Saless Bookstore, Tehran by Sepideh Nazaralizadeh
Many years ago, in the old days of dial-up internet, when I was still living in Iran, I would spend time reading book reviews online, maki…