New Zealand literary translator Sian Robyns is the translator of The Twelfth Imam is a Woman written by French author Fariba Hachtroudi while in residence at Randell Cottage. Sian is also a new member of the Randell Cottage Friends Committee.New Zealand literary translator Sian Robyns is the translator of The Twelfth Imam is a Woman written by French author Fariba Hachtroudi while in residence at Randell Cottage. Sian is also a new member of the Randell Cottage Friends Committee.