Obeyd-e Zakani: Ethics of The Aristocrats and Other Satirical Works
Hasan Javadi was born in Tabriz, Iran to a distinguished family of administrators and scholars. He has taught English and Persian literature at the University of Cambridge, Tehran University and the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author and translator of numerous books, includingSatire in Persian Literature,andPersian Literary Influence on English Literature.Now retired, Dr. Javadi lives in the Washington DC area, where he is working on original scholarship and translations of Persian literature.