I want to thank you Dr. Ahkami and Persian Heritage magazine for giving me the honor to be interviewed.
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A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
By PATRICIA COHENPublished: August 12, 2011Ralph Ellison wrote for 40 years without finishing his novel “Juneteenth.” Antoni Gaudí labored 43 years on the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, but construction continues today. And in the annals of grand quixotica, Ehsan Yarshater also deserves a prominent chapter.