Razi Hirmandi

Razi Hirmandi (Persian:رضي هيرمندي) (with the real name of Seyed Mohammad Razi Khodadadi (Persian: سيد محمد رضي خدادادي) is an Iranian writer/translator who translates from English into Persian for children and adults.

Hirmandi was born in 1948 in Sistan, Southeast Iran. He studied English literature at Mashhad University and later got his M.A. in general linguistics from Tehran University. Hirmandi has written and translated more than 100 books. So far, he has won several national awards and IBBY Certificate of Honor for his literary translations, mainly for children.

Books for children

 * 1) If I Didn't Exist (in Persian) Beh Nashr Publisher
 * 2) There is a Song in Every Heart (in Persian) Beh Nashr Publisher
 * 3) From Blossom to the Tree(in Persian & English) Kanun e Parvaresh...
 * 4) A Break with Parvanak (in Persian) Elmi va Farhangi

Research

 * 1) A Contrastive Analysis of Tenses in English and Persian (in Persian)

Translations for adults
1. I Am Joaquin     Rodolpho Gonzales          Amir Kabir

2. Child-to- Child    Arons&  Others                   Madrasah

3. Marching Song    John Whiting                       Farhang e Javid

4. Sokhomlinsy                                             Hastan

5. The Languages of the World      Kenet Katzner  Markaz e Nashr

6. Becoming a Translator             Douglas Robinson       Markaz e Nashr

7. The Death of Ivan Ilych      Leo Tolstoy               Hastan

8. Dictionary of Humorous Quotations              Farhang e Mo'aser

9. The Devil's Dictionary          Ambrose Bierce       Farhang- Mo'aser

10. Shel Silverstein                Ruth K MacDonald       Hastan

11. Haiku Humor                    Steven Addis             Cheshmeh

12. Call of Love(quotes about love, mother and friendship) --- Ghatreh

13. The Greatest War Stories Never Told  Rick Beyer      Mo'in

14. Sod Calm,Get Angry            ---                Farhang e Javid

15. A Complete and Utter History of the World    Samuel Stewart   Cheshme

16. Haiku Love          ---                       Cheshmeh

17. Sod Calm and Get Angry: Resigned Advice for Hard Times     Farhang Javid

Translations for children & young adults
Full list of translations:
 * The works of Shel Silverstein for children (10 books)
 * The best of Dr. Seuss including The Cat in the Hat and 18 other books
 * The Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
 * The series of The Big Bear and The Little Bear by Martin Waddell
 * Eight books from the series of Mr. Gum by Andy Stanton
 * An True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
 * The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

1. The Giving Tree   Shel Silverstein        Hastan

2.Lafcadio                            "                           "

3. The Missing Piece           "                           "

4. The Missing Piece Meets the Big O "         "

5. A Giraffe and a Half            "                          "

6. Who Needs a Cheap Rhinoceros  "               "

7. Where the Sidewalk Ends    "                           "

8. A Light in the Attic                 "                           "

9. Falling Up                                "                            "

10. Everything on It              "                             "

11. Uncle Shelby's ABZ               "                              "

12. The Inch Worm             Leo Lionni                  Kanoon e parvaresh

13. I Won't Apologize         Sofia Prokofieva                      "

14. Penguin and the Pine Cone       Salina Yoon                "

15. Song about Black                Ann Mc Govern                  "

16. The Tree                              Philis Bosh                Amir Kabir

17. Can't You Sleep, Little Bear   Martin Waddell       Ofogh

18. Good for You, Little Bear                 "                           "

19. Me and You, Little Bear                      "                          "

20 let's Go Home, Little Bear                   "                          "

21 . Sleep Tight, Little Bear                                          "                         "

22. Oh, The Places You Go, Dr Seuss                   "

23. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are. "                       "

24 . I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew   "                       "

25. Horton Hatches the Egg                              "                        "

26. Marvin K Mooney,Will You Please Go Now  "                     "

27 . And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street "                "

28. I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today and Other Stories   "                "

29. The Cat in the Hat                                                  "                "

30 . The Cat in the Hat Comes Back                           "                "

31. The Sneetches and Other Stories                           "                 "

32. If I Ran the Circus                                                    "                  "

33. The Lorax                                                                 "                   "

34. Daisy -Head Maisy                                                  "                  "

35. I Wish I Had Duck Feet                                            "                   "

36. Horton Hears a Who                                                 "                   "

37. If I Ran the Zoo                                                            "                 Gaam

38. The Butter Battle Book                                                "                   "

39. Yertle the Turtle                                                             "                   "

40.You Are Old Only Once                                                   "                 "

41. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian  Sherman Alexie   Ofogh

42. The Invention of Hugo Cabret                     Brian Selznick           "

43. The Wonderstruck                                           "                                "

44. The Good Citizen Alphabet& the History of the World in Epitom           Bertrand  Russel         "

45. I Didn't Do My Homework Because         David Cali                        "

46. What Use Is a Moose ? Martin Waddell                   "

47. The Pencil                                        Allan Ahlberg                 Za'feran

48. The Day The Crayons Quit                  Drew Daywalt          Behnegar

49. On the Wing of Peace                  ---                             Mo'in

50. Changes                                 Anthony                   Qoqnoos

51. The House in the Night       Susan Mary Swanson   "

52.Mr Stink                           David Williams                  Golagha

53. How Do Dinausors Say Good Night? Jane Yolen  Bafarzandan

54. What Do You Want to Be Brian? Jeanne Willis    "

55. Five Wishing Stars                 Trisha Runnells                  "

56. Sleep Like Tiger              Mary Logue                                "

57.Tell Me Something Happy before I Go to Sleep Joyce Dunbar                 "

57. Enemy                               David Cali                                 Chekkeh

58. How to Train Our parents    Pete Johnson                     Houpa

59.Bunny Loves to Read            Peter Bently                     Chekkeh

60.Bunny Loves to Write                      "                                      "

61 . Bunny Loves to Learn                     "                                      "

62 . You Are a Bad Man ,Mr Gum     Andy Stanton          Charkh e Falak

63. Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire        "                                   "

64. Mr Gum and the Goblins                         "                                   "

65. Mr Gum and the Power Crystals             "                                    "

66. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear                 "                                   "

67. Mr Gum in 'the Hound of Lamonic Bibber  "                                  "

68. What's for Dinner, Mr Gum? "                                    "

69. Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree. "                                   "

70. Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout                  "                                   "

71. The Story of Mathew Buzzington                       Andy Stanton         "

72.من بدو ، اژدها بدو A Selection of Prelutsky's Poems    Jack Prelutsky  "

73. The Velveteen Rabbit      Margery Williams               Chekkeh

74. If I Were a Book                Jose Jorge Letria      Elmi Farhangi

75. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School Davide Cali                       Ofogh

76. Where the Eagle's Nest Is(translated from Persian)  Taraneh Matloub   Ofogh

77Five Wishing Stars                Treesha Runnells        Bafarzandan

78.Sleep Like a Tiger                  Mary Logue                            "

79. Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep Joyce Dunbar                 "