"Because you will remember” – New review by Jens Drummer

cover_front_draft-v07This month's issue of German Teachers Abroad contains a review by Jens Drummer of Mitra Gaast's novel Denn du wird mir mir. Return to Tehran” published.

Drummer analyzes the novel with empathy and enthusiasm, even though as a mathematics, computer science and physics teacher he actually tends to review specialist literature. After his own trip to Iran, however, the country would not let him go and he satisfied his wanderlust with Gaast's novel. Thank you for this great review!

You can find the full review here.

Source: Jens Drummer, German Teachers Abroad, Issue 2-2018, Aschendorff Verlag.

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