"[…] [A] highly complex book, but neither difficult nor strenuous,” says Ayse Tekin about Dogan Akhanli’s “Sankofa”. She notices the strong female characters and is particularly encouraged by the naturalness with which they are integrated into the story. “Sankofa” is a highly political book without making politics the main topic; instead, the diverse characters are at the center of the action. For the full review click here.
"He looks stubbornly and processes his experiences in the host country with irony. It starts with an elementary question for an Afghan in Germany: Why are German toilets so foreign and toilet paper seemingly an imposition? The author’s journey of thought through German worlds begins on the toilet seat.” This is what Martin Gerner writes about Taqi Akhlaqi's novel, which, as the author says, is a book for Germans and not for Afghans. We are very pleased about his contribution to BR24, in which Akhlaqi himself also has his say
We are very pleased about the article about Sankofa in ROCKS. It was written by Gerrit Wustmann. Life as a journey with an open end, man as a plaything between people and world history, Doğan Akhanlı has never before woven all of this into a multi-layered literary monument so impressively as in Sankofa.”
We are very pleased about Gerrit Wustmann’s review on Qantara.de of Taqi Akhlaqi’s “Understand the Germans”. There he describes very well the willingness of the Germans to welcome and support him when Taqi arrived, and which is unfortunately being lost little by little. That's exactly why books like Taqi's are so valuable, so that we never lose sight of other people. However, Taqi Akhlaqi didn't just spend the months in the middle of winter in a writing retreat. He traveled a lot, saw cities
I read through this visually rather inconspicuous book in two days. An emotional family story against a current political and social backdrop, a great, sensitive narrative language, characters that couldn't be warmer. What more does a good novel need? Abbas lives with his wife Maria in Frankfurt. He is an extremely successful entrepreneur with international clients. His parents once came to Germany from Iran and raised their children according to German standards; Abbas speaks Persian more poorly than well. As his cousin from Iran
Marion Hinz published a new review in Kultur Port about Taqi Akhlaqi's current volume of short stories “Understand the Germans” Click here for the review Click here for the book Click here for more information about the author
Ralf Julke from the Leipziger Zeitung recently published a new review of Taqi Akhlaqi's current collection of short stories “Understand the Germans”. Akhlaqi's volume of stories deals with his thoughts, experiences and experiences that he acquired during his scholarship stay in Germany. Click here for the review Click here for the book You can find out more about the author here
Review of Djafari, Nassir: The Big Cousin: Novel 1st Edition. – Bremen: Sujet Verlag, 2024. – 249 pages; 19 cm ISBN 978–3‑96202–136‑8 Paperback: EUR 19.80 The Frankfurt development aid entrepreneur Abbas's job takes him to many parts of the world. His life takes place in a wealthy middle-class environment, his German is perfect, but he speaks his native Persian much worse. The only connection to his origins is his increasingly demented father, whom he visits every week in the nursing home. Then a great cousin he doesn't know shows up at his house,
Sonntagsblatt review: Jérôme Cholet from the online magazine Sonntagsblatt wrote a wonderful review of Ghazi Rabihavi's Sons of Love! With "Sons of Love" Ghazi Rabihavi draws a comprehensive panorama of Iran in the years just before and immediately after the 1979 revolution present situation more understandable. His novel is sophisticated, topical and very readable. An absolute insider tip that is not secret
We are pleased to announce a new review of Fariba Vafi's To the Rain by Fahimeh Farsaie titled Bitter Angry Descriptions, which has been published in IranJournal.
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.”
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:
Maryam Aras discussed Fariba Vafi's collection of short stories "An den Regen" for 'Die Presse' and thus created a nice insight into Vafi's storytelling. Over the years we have been able to publish several works by Fariba Vafi, including her masterpiece "Der Traum von Tibet" and have always been enthusiastic about Vafi's stories and Jutta Himmelreich's wonderful translations. Have fun while reading! https://www.diepresse.com/6072724/was-trotz-zensur-erscheint
Syrian archaeologist Abdullah writes about new home in Cologne "I promise you that I will be a good refugee" by Sabine Kleyboldt, Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur The Rhine reminds Jabbar Abdullah of his childhood river: the Euphrates in Syria. That makes it all the easier for him to feel at home in Cologne. However, the way there was long, as he describes in his book. Cologne/Aleppo (KNA) "Goodbye, my Euphrates, my good friend, please stay alive, someday I hope I'll come back to you." With almost poetic words Jabbar Abdullah takes 2012
Jörn Hildebrandt wrote a very nice review on the occasion of the Bremen book premiere of SchirinNowrousian's volume of poetry "Gläserne Fehde".
Hussain Al-Moutawaa: I would love to read up on a cement mixer at: https://www.lesen.bayern.de/9783962020569/ Review The small Sujet Verlag was founded by Madjid Mohit, who fled Iran to Germany in the early 1990s has developed into a successful model. In 2015, Mohit was awarded the PEN Hermann Kesten Prize. Mohit describes exile literature as "air roots literature" because the term exile literature is too negative for him. Mohit understands “air root literature” to mean literature that transcends borders and focuses on the enriching aspects of exile. The author of the children's book “I
"Poetics of the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979 in Salem Khalfani's novel The First Days of the World (2019)” is the title of the article in question, published in the journal “Studia Litteraria”. It can be downloaded here as a PDF file.
The story behind the name Eike Wienbarg 10/18/2020 in the Weser-Kurier In three articles for the new book "Stolpersteine in Bremen - Biographical Traces - Neustadt" the Sykerin Ilse Zelle dedicates herself to the Polak family, who also lived in Weyhe. Syke/Weyhe/Bremen. The name of the Jewish-Christian Polak family is closely linked to the community of Weyhe. A street was named after Carl Polak in 1995, and his son Otto is an honorary citizen of the community. The Syker author and former teacher at the Cooperative Comprehensive School (KGS) Brinkum wrote about the life of Otto Polak
Following his reading in Steinhagen, Kerstin Panhorst published on October 13th. a review of Doğan Akhanlı's novel "Madonna's Last Dream". Many thanks to the colleagues for the positive media coverage!
"The general becomes visible in the most individual things,” Adorno tells us. He would have appreciated, possibly used, Inge Buck's handcrafted armor against an invisible foe." It is almost expected of authors who are alive, their contribution to the pandemic that determines our present. It is not surprising that Inge Buck has also pricked up her ears, since she has long been crossing borders with her texts and offers approaches for understanding. Corona Diary is also about Inge Buck's most recent work, and his from the
We are happy! Yesterday the WDR published an extremely positive review of Djafari's debut novel "One Week, One Life". Journalist and author Ulrich Noller writes: "It sounds a lot like "literature with a migration background", and it's also largely true, but for Nassir Djafari this factor only plays a role in a homeopathic dose: He was born in Iran in 1952 and has lived in Iran since 1957 Germany. Nassir Djafari is an economist, he has dedicated his professional life to development work, has published in this context and also scientifically, but so far
