The Shadow Line is a short novel by Joseph Conrad and was published in 1917. It tells the story of a young man whose dream to be a captain of his ship comes true accidentally. He...

The Devil is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1911, after the write’s death. It tells the story of a married landowner slowly overcome with unrelenting sexual desire...

Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513. He was the Italian diplomat and political theorist. This treatise is Machiavelli’s advice to the current ruler of Florence on how...

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the...

Stories about Science, Technology, Sci-Fi, Future and Science Journalism.Presented (in Persian) by science journalist, Pouria Nazemi

Weekly roundtable in which our guests try to answer some of the challenging and controversial questions in modern society. From BBC World Service

Interviews with prominent politicians, writers and artists. The original programme is aired weekly on BBC Persian TV.

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