Amir Hossein Bakhtiari

Amir Hossein Bakhtiari, born in 1976, holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and is a fiction writer based in Toronto. His interest in writing began during his teenage years, nurtured by the encouragement of literature teachers. Before immigrating, he participated in literary circles by writing short stories and satirical essays for student publications. However, for him, writing was always more than just publication or visibility—it was a way to confront his inner world, to reflect on personal experiences, and to share them.

The experience of migration marked a turning point in Amir Hossein’s journey—a complex and layered experience that at times bears the color of humor, and at others, the bitter taste of life’s hardships. This experience prompted him to reexamine his language and writing style and became a catalyst for creating new works. The short story collection “From the Northwest” is the result of this transformation: a personal narrative of people, human relationships, and a renewed perspective on the surrounding world, told from the viewpoint of a writer standing between two cultures—who has fashioned his stories into a gateway to his inner world.