vivian panah-izadi is a writer currently based in Paris. As the daughter of an Iranian immigrant, panah-izadi feels compelled to explore matters of freedom and womanhood. She has a master’s degree in history and literature from Columbia University; her MA thesis, on Forough Farrokzad’s poetry, is entitled Finding One’s Voice in Pre-revolutionary Iran as Part of the Jungian Process of Individuation. Also holding a degree in neuroscience, panah-izadi has worked in the field of biotechnology. She is in the process of publishing her first novel, Persian Girl, inspired by the life of her grandmother, a bold and emancipated woman in 1960s Iran.
Forough Farrokhzad Folio
Summer 2025
Parviz, Do You See Me?
The Kenyon Review · “Parviz, Do You See Me?” by vivian panah-izadi Alone in her sparsely furnished living room, Forough is curled up on a wooden chair. The year is […]
Forough Farrokhzad Folio
Summer 2025
Djinni Down the Road
The Kenyon Review · “Djinni Down the Road” by vivian panah-izadi It’s three o’clock in the afternoon on the winding, snow-covered road that connects the small village of Darband, the […]