FAZ journalist Lena Bopp links the novel with Saif's Palestinian origin, his work in the home country and the question of how such a work can be read in the face of the destruction of Palestine. You can do the full review here read.

Nassir Djafaris “Mahtab” im taz and hr2
For a new article in the taz, Nassir Djafari met Shirin Sojitrawalla in Frankfurt's Palmengarten to talk about himself and his book "Mahtab". Here's a little foretaste: “Djafari tells the story exclusively from Mahtob's perspective. He modeled it on his own mother, he says in an interview. It's not her biography, but she is similar in type to her: reserved and quiet. Her husband Amin also reminds a little of his own father. He is a very