An article has been published in zenith magazine in which our author Widad Nabi is mentioned alongside other important Arabic authors in the German literary scene. Here is a little foretaste of the well-researched article by Elisabeth Knoblauch:
The FeuilletonFrankfurt reported on the book launch on April 20, 2022 for Nassir Djafari's 'One Week, One Life'. The event took place in the “Fabrik” in Sachsenhausen and
In the SWR2 is on 10.02. a contribution in the category 'criticism worth reading' a review of Fariba Vafi's book "An den Regen" has been published. We are happy about such a precise observation, which makes reading the book even more fun.
"The many novels, stories and poems that are currently being written in Iran speak of the ongoing need for reflection, for cultural explanation and for paraphrasing of social conditions.”
"The others, the serious poets, pay a high price for their independence, namely that of a constant threat from the state. 'Let's cry at a grave / in which / there is still no dead', writes Shahin Mansouri Arani, who was born in 1960, in her poem 'Knives': 'Sharper knives / are already on the way.' ” ‑Kersten Knipp, DW
We can only be happy about such great feedback! Jalal Rostami Goran from the triple award-winning bookstore Goethe & Hafis wrote a few words about the novel by our author Maryam Djahani for the Bonner General-Anzeiger:
A great review of Ahmed Tiab's novel Desert or Sea! ” […] the novel [is] easy to read, with a lot of situational comedy and successful dialogues. Recommended." Here is the review by Daniela Neuenfeld-Zvolsky from the EKZ library service:
We are happy about such a positive review of the book by our author Ibtisam Barakat, which was published by Sujet Verlag in 2021! Here is the review by Felicitas Maca from the EKZ library service on the children's book 'Lila Mädchen':
An interview by the Heinrich Böll Foundation 'Heimatkunde' with our author Nassir Djafari about his debut novel 'One Week, One Life', identity and origin and right-wing publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair. “Timm's attitude of denial calls into question Hamid's lifelong dream of continuing social advancement through the next generation. It is from this conflict that the story I am telling unfolds. However, the question of identity is not the focus of my novel, it always resonates in the background, as is usually the case in life.” ‑Nassir Djafari
Cymin Samawatie has made a podcast on Forough Farrochsad's work 'Those Days' for the Friends of the Museum of Islamic Art in the Pergamon Museum. She talks to guests about the poet and the topicality of her texts, as well as setting her poems to music with her trio Cyminology and much more. Also included are some live recordings from the event 'Persian Poetry and Music' at the James Simon Gallery, in which Kurt Scharf reads the German translation of Farrochsad's poems and Cyminology recites some of the originals.
