"The Dream of Tibet” – New review by Cornelia Jetter

"Highly Recommended"!!!

We are happy about a new, great review about Fariba Vafi's novel, which was published here in September 2018!

Here is the review from Cornelia Jetter from the EKZ.Library Service on Fariba Vafi's work "The Dream of Tibet":

“For Iranian nurse Scholeh, a world is collapsing as Mehrdad, hers
great love, entering into an arranged marriage. Your pain is overwhelming without
She vacillates between jealousy, hatred and exhaustion. how much better
is Scholeh's sister Schiwa, who is married to Javid and has two children.
Schiwa's marriage is stable, supported by calm love. Javid's mother alone
Forough, who lives in the house and has thrived since the death of her hated father, is one
Challenge. Sadegh, a friend of Djawid's, picks up Scholeh from work. She climbs in
his car and the two talk. She learns that Sadegh also has an unfulfilled
has love tormenting him. When sister's marriage cracks after a miscarriage,
The situation escalates and Scholeh has a disturbing realization. The ones in Iran very much
recognized author (see "Tarlan", ID‑A 3/16) describes Iranian society in the
2000s between tradition and new beginnings. Especially the women strive for
emancipation and quarrel with their oppressed existence. Highly Recommended.”

Cornelia Jetter

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