Lesung mit Fariba Vafi

We look forward to reading the short story collection In the rain by the bestselling author Fariba Vafi on October 22, 2021 at 19:30 in Café Mutz.
Attend the event both Jutta Himmelreich in the function of the interpreter, as well , part.

Anyone who deals with contemporary Iranian literature should not ignore the short story genre. Because in short stories, like in poetry, critical developments or events in society can be presented, unlike in novels, without having to explain too much and thereby attracting the attention of the censorship authorities.
As in her novels, the central themes of Faribā Vafi's short stories are the intimate everyday experiences of women trying to go their own way, independent of social restrictions. Thanks to her fluent language, Vafi manages to create a close proximity to the characters, which is also conveyed without restriction in the congenial translation. Her stories repeatedly deal with tensions between tradition and progressiveness, between loneliness and the desire for independence. In her works, Vafi traces the complexity of human relationships, which is universal and resonates with readers beyond linguistic and social boundaries.
was translated In the rain from the Persian by Jutta Himmelreich.

Faribā Vafi was born in 1962 in Tabriz, the capital of the province of East Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran. She currently lives in Tehran and is one of Iran's most popular contemporary authors. Iranian critics place her among the top 10 modern writers in the country. She has been awarded the renowned Huschang Golschiri Prize and the Yalda Prize, as well as the LiBeratur Prize in 2017
for her work Tarlan.