TEHRAN – “I Am the Cheese” and “Maggot Moon” from world children’s literature have recently been published by in Persian.

“I Am the Cheese” by the American writer Robert Cormier has been published by Fekr-e Ruz Publications, and the Afarinegan Publications has published “Maggot Moon” by Sally Gardner.

Roya Zendebudi is the translator of “I Am the Cheese” that tells the story of Adam Farmer who is on a journey to Rutterburg with a parcel for his father. 

“Maggot Moon” has been rendered into Persian by Nastaran Zahiri and the story of the book is set in an alternative 1950s Britain, where Standish Treadwell and Gramps live with the rest of the undesirables in Zone 7, and all stand terrified under the brutal regime of the Motherland. 

Photo: This combination photo shows the front covers of the Persian versions of “I Am the Cheese” (L) and “Maggot Moon”.

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