Taraneh Javanbakht

What draws me to Taraneh Javanbakht is her refusal to be one thing. Poet, translator, playwright, photographer, and by some accounts a scientist too, she is the rare genuine polymath in an age that rewards specialization. Born in Tehran in 1974 and later tied to Canada, she also bridges cultures the way a translator bridges languages. I find that kind of restless, boundary-crossing intellect quietly admirable. People who scatter their talents are often dismissed as unfocused, but I read it differently: she seems less interested in a tidy label than in the work itself, and I respect that deeply.

Name (English)

Taraneh Javanbakht

Name (Japanese)

タラネ・ジャバンバク

Reading

たらね・じゃばんばく

Born

May 12, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

poet / translator / playwright / writer / photographer

University

Shahid Beheshti University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.javanbakht.net/
• Xhttps://x.com/T_Javanbakht
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%AF

Tags

• Tehran Province
• poet
• translator
• playwright

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.