Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
Iranian poet
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| Intro | Iranian poet | |
| Places | Iran | |
| is | Critic Writer Linguist Poet Historian Translator Essayist Literary critic Educator Professor | |
| Work field | Academia Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 12 October 1939, Kadkan, Kadkan District, Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province | |
| Age | 85 years |
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Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani (Persian: محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی, also [Romanize]d as Mohammad–Reza Shafi'i Kadkani) (born 1939) is a Persian writer, poet, literary critic, editor, and translator.
Born in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan, Shafiei-Kadkani graduated from Tehran University with a doctorate degree in Persian literature. He was a student of prominent figures as Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, Mohammad Moin, and Parviz Natel-Khanlari.
He is currently professor of literature at Tehran University. Shafiei-Kadkani is known for his works on literary criticism and modern Persian poetry.