Aliof’s Garden is a memoir by Iranian painter Farhad Ostovani, capturing his childhood in pre-revolutionary Iran, where vivid landscapes, scents, foods, and unforgettable characters shaped his early sensibilities. The book also traces his artistic and personal development through life in France, encounters with fellow creatives like Yves Bonnefoy and Jerome Robbins, and the influence of music, especially J.S. Bach, on his painting.
What makes the memoir distinctive is Ostovani’s ability to evoke the emotional essence of both memory and art with immediacy and simplicity. Written in English between 2007–2016, the essays were collected into a French volume in 2018.
- Softcover
- 06/03/2026
- 9782490399789
