Mana Neyestani

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Mana Neyestani
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Bornمانا نیستانی
(1973-05-29) 29 May 1973 (age 51)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Area(s) Cartoonist, Colourist
AwardsCartoonists Rights Network International award for courage in editorial cartooning, 2010
Relatives Touka Neyestani (brother)

Mana Neyestani (Persian : مانا نیستانی; born 29 May 1973) is an Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator whose work appears internationally in economic, intellectual, political, and cultural magazines. Mana is particularly known for his work for reformist papers in Iran and Persian language websites Radio Zamaneh, Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society, and IranWire. He is also well-known because of his cartoons about Iranian presidential election, 2009. He is the 2010 recipient of the Cartoonists Rights Network International Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning. [1] Mana lives in France.

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Early life

Mana was born in Tehran to an Iranian Azeri family. [2] His father Manouchehr Neyestani (1936–1981) was a well-known Iranian poet from Kerman and his mother Azardokht Keshavarzi (1936–2021) was a high school teacher from Tehran.[ citation needed ] Touka Neyestani, a fellow cartoonist as well, is Mana's older brother. [3] Mana has a master's degree in Architecture from the University of Tehran. [4]

Career

Mana began his professional cartooning career in 1989, and started drawing editorial cartoons in 1998, for Zan . During 1998-2000, he drew a large number of cartoons for various reformist newspapers, such as Asr-e Azadegan , Sobhe Emrooz, Mosharekat , Azad, Neshat (as a freelancer), and Aftab-e Emrooz (as a staff cartoonist). Mana also did many illustrations for kids magazines during his career including Doost magazine. He was in charge of the kids section of the nationwide published newspaper Iran for many years. His cartoons are published regularly on the website of Iranian exile media Radio Zamaneh, as well as Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society and IranWire.

Books

Mana has authored several books, mostly graphic novels. The Adventures of Mr Ka is his most famous comic book series, and consists of four books, all in Persian. Other books include:

Controversy

Riots erupted by ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran when they took offense to a Neyestani cartoon [12] published in the children's section of the 12 May 2006 supplement of Iran , a government-run newspaper. The cartoon depicted a cockroach responding in Azerbaijani. Mana and Mehrdad Ghasemfar (the editor-in-chief of Iran) were arrested by government officials and the newspaper was closed down following the riots. [13]

Mana and the editor of the paper ended up in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin prison under conditions the cartoonist described as "Kafkaesque." Three months later, Mana was given a temporary prison leave and used it to flee the country with his wife. He finally ended up in exile in France where he published a graphic novel titled An Iranian Metamorphosis, about his time in prison. [14]

Mana clarified the use of the word that was interpreted as from the Azerbaijani language as slang in the Persian language [15] and that he did not want to offend anyone with his cartoon. [16]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 Duin, Steve. "Mana Neyestani honored for courage in cartooning," The Oregonian (June 18, 2010).
  2. ↑ "Iran Azeris protest over cartoon". 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "UN DESSIN QUI FAIT LE TOUR DU MONDE. Sur Facebook, le dessinateur iranien Neyestani croque l'ambiguïté des relations entre Israël et l'Iran". IsraelValley (in French). 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Biography of Mana Neyestani". International Cartoon Center or IRANCARTOON International Features. Archived from the original on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  5. ↑ Neyestani, Mana (24 November 2014). Khaneh Ashbah. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1503181939.
  6. ↑ Neyestani, Mana (24 November 2014). Puzzle Asheghaneh Agha-ie Ka. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1503236998.
  7. ↑ Neyestani, Mana (15 September 2013). Hogopsi: Hekayat-e Agha-ye Ka. H&S Media. ISBN   978-1780832951.
  8. ↑ Neyestani, Mana (2 December 2014). An Iranian Metamorphosis. Uncivilized Books. ISBN   978-0988901445.
  9. ↑ "Channeling Kafka in An Iranian Metamorphosis: Mana Neyestani's Political Nightmare" . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mana Neyestani reflects in 'An Iranian Metamorphosis'" . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kafka in Iran". 23 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Neyestani, Mana (May 19, 2006). "Cartoon" Archived 2017-01-02 at the Wayback Machine . Iranian.com Archives. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ Suskhaava Panturkisthaa
  14. ↑ Mana Neyestani: The Kafkaesque World Of An Iranian Cartoonist By Golnaz Esfandiari rferl.org 10 April 2012
  15. ↑ شریف نیوز، Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
  16. ↑ Cartoonist Mana Neyestani speaks on his Iran imprisonment, Charlie Hebdo
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