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The subject matter of the “99 Scattered Pearls” has clear autobiographical traits. His hero Azado, like the author himself, comes from northern Syria, where as a Kurd he has to spend a very limited childhood, especially since his mother dies giving birth to him. The political disadvantages faced by the Kurds by the Syrian government regime are particularly noticeable from the perspective of a child.

– Michael Zeller, Muse sheets more

"Everything ended with the blow of the sharp iron that fell on his head. The dreams were over. There was no hope left. The eyesight went out. Longings disperse.”
The murder of Azado, who comes from Syria and lives as a translator in Germany, forms the ending of the novel. He translates for refugees from his homeland and is thus confronted with a wide variety of fates that remind him of his own. He confides in his diary Azado's difficult childhood, his longing for his mother, who died giving birth to him, his first, unfulfilled love, and the fears and problems of refugees. Azado tries to find his way in his new home, but his job as a translator makes the whole thing tense. His past won't let him go. It is also symbolized by the prayer beads with 99 beads that he receives from his first love and that accompanies him throughout his life.

It is a book that everyone who wants to get an authentic picture of the situation of the Kurds, refugee policy and the situation of migrants should read.

Dr. Hot Easter Day – (Lovely Books)

The theme of unfulfilled love runs through all “Pearls”. Love in

Interpersonal and fellow human beings, love of language and the lost homeland.

Dr. Hot Easter Day – (Lovely Books)

Thomas Kopitz in the HNA:

In one of the four text excerpts discussed during the reading, Azado meets the refugee Hamsa. His example makes the persecution based on ethnic or religious affiliation clear: Hamsa was born in Turkey, persecuted there as a Kurd and his village was destroyed by the Turkish army.

He had to flee to Germany, but right-wing extremists insulted him as a “Turk” and threatened him. The author's appeal can be read from the chapter: Any discrimination should be rejected. more

It's a different approach to reality, a different perception and that's something that really fascinated me.

I'm quite sure it won't be long before all of his books appear in German.

Hermann Schulz (interview with the Kurdish television Rudaw)

I was very impressed by the incredible passion with which he tells stories. You can hardly find this in German literature, such a firework of passion.

Hermann Schulz (interview with the Kurdish television Rudaw)

The narrator talks extensively about his everyday professional life as a translator, and this is of some interest, especially for a German readership, because their knowledge of Kurdish history and the present can be described as extremely modest.

Michael Zeller – (muse sheets)

The Kurdish writer Halim Youssef from Wuppertal has written a stimulating novel.

Michael Zeller – (muse sheets)

If you want to give a really nice novel as a gift or read it yourself, this is the right place for you.

99 scattered beads

Exciting novel, interesting author. Absolutely worth reading.

Jutta Berghaus – (Translator- Göttingen)

An interview with Halim Youssef is now available on Deutschlandfunk. Take a listen!