Goli Taraghi

Goli Taraghi (b, 1931) is an acclaimed Iranian novelist and short story writer. Some of her best-known works include the novel, Winter Sleep, and short story collections Scattered Memories, Another Place, The Second Chance, and An Occurrence. Taraghi was the recipient of the 2009 Bita Prize for Literature and Freedom, and has also been honoured as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France