“How Tehran’s Intellectual Heart Moved: A Reflection on Behrooz Morabaqi’s Memoirs”
“Me, Balzac, and Love” is the memoir of engineer Behrooz Morabaqi—a figure widely recognized for his dedicated efforts to revitalize the historic Oudlajan neighborhood, as well as his work on the “Ordibehesht House” and “Ghesseh House,” alongside Reza Kianian and Farhad Tohidi. This volume covers his life experiences up until the early 1980s, and we hope that the opportunity will arise for the remaining chapters of his journey to be documented as well. More than a chronicle of architecture and restoration, the book offers a window into a generation of intellectuals and idealists who wielded knowledge and education as tools to improve the world for all.
From an urban studies perspective, the book offers fascinating insights into the Republic (Jomhouri) and Baharestan Square districts. Beyond capturing a significant portion of Iran’s publishing history, it serves as a testament to the city’s continuous transformation—a process that evolves in step with its citizens.
The booksellers’ strip, which once thrived near the Grand Mosque and later moved to Naser Khosrow Street, settled in the Shahabad (Jomhouri) area between the 1940s and 1970s. It appears that by the late 1970s, this hub—along with its community of scholars and writers—began migrating toward Enqelab Street. As we observe today, in the early years of the new century, this movement continues northward, currently finding its place along the Karimkhan axis.
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