Nasim Khaksar
Biography
Nasim Khaksar was born on January 1, 1944 in Abadan, Iran. In 1968 he was arrested for political activities and spent eight years in prison. Nasim Khaksar had already started writing in 1966 and published a total of 26 works in the form of short stories, novels, plays, poems and travelogues. After the 1979 revolution, the author was forced to leave Iran and now lives in the Netherlands. His works have been translated into numerous languages. In 1980 he received for his book When people love each other... the Prague Children's and Young People's Prize for the best young adult novel and in 1993 the Lilian Helmet award & Dashiell Hammett Foundation for Free International Writers.
Last Released
Between two doors
WithBetween two doorsSujet Verlag presents a collection of short stories by the Iranian author Nasmin Khaksar, who lives in exile in the Netherlands. Thomas Geldner and Gorji Marzban translated the short stories from Persian into German, making it possible for interested German-speaking readers to immerse themselves in the artistic, profound and humorous stories.
In his short stories, Nasmin Khaksar tells of varied fates from abroad. The protagonists move between the worlds like somnambulists, driven by the desire to understand – and to be understood.
Translated from the Persian by Gorji Marzban and Thomas Geldner
