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Marcello di Cintio, author portrait
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Marcello di Cintio

MARCELLO DI CINTIO is the author of three books of travelogue including Poets and Pahelvans: A Journey Into the Heart of Iran and Walls: Travels Along the Barricades, which won the 2012 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Di Cintio is also a magazine writer whose work can be found in publications such as The Walrus, Canadian Geographic, The International New York Times, Condé Nast Traveller, Eighteen Bridges and Afar. Di Cintio is a former writer-in-residence with the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program and the Palestine Writing Workshop. His most recent book is Song of the Caged Bird: Words as Resistance in Palestine. Marcello lives in Calgary.
Poets and Pahlevans

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Poets and Pahlevans

Books to Read to Understand Iran’s Protests

In light of the protests occurring in Iran, educating ourselves and our customers is pivotal to understanding the decades-long, complicated history existing throughout the region. From graphic novels to memoirs to meticulously researched nonfiction on Iran’s political landscape, here are some of our timely picks to help us make sense of these turbulent times.

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