Persian Huck: On the Reception of Huckleberry Finn in Iran

First translated into Persian in 1949, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is among the most popular works American fiction Iran. Although anti-US policy post-1979 political system has tried to erase manifestations previous period’s influence, Iranian interest in Huckleberry been increasing. There are more than twenty translations of the novel, which belong period. After a short survey Twain’s early reception Iran, present paper focuses on two major as well stage adaptation novel. It also elaborates role that no Boken (1976), Japanese anime based novel broadcast state TV, played indicated by play’s capitalizing anime’s widespread popularity. The concludes with note questions censorship, Afro-Iranians, and nation’s dire need its own Jim.