America and Iran, at Walden Pond

This past July, Iranian scholar Alireza “Ali” Taghdarreh left his country for the first time to visit America. Taghdarreh has produced the first-ever Persian translation of Walden. We were honored to have him come to Concord to speak at our 2015 Annual Gathering “Thoreau’s Sense of Place.”

The Walden Woods Project invited Taghdarreh to speak at the Institute to celebrate their 25th anniversary. He was introduced by their chairman, Don Henley, of the Eagles. You may watch his lecture on youtube, by clicking here. The Atlantic has also posted an article on the lecture at the Walden Woods Project, which may be read by clicking here.