We are proud to present Mahmood Falaki's first novel written in German: Deadly Strangers. Falaki comes from northern Persia, where he was condemned for his political and literary work. Today he lives in Germany and deals with topics related to finding one's identity, cultural exchange and language. In Deadly Strangers, Nima, a Hamburg teacher, decides to return to his native Iran after decades to escape the chaos around him. But in Iran, a culture shock awaits him and…

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The time has come: Fariba Vafi is coming to Germany. Your first stop? Berlin! There she will read from her novel Tarlan and her newly translated work Der Traum von Tibet on the garden stage in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele as part of the international literature festival berlin. Stefan Weidner will moderate the evening and Stella Adorf will read the German translation. We are very happy to welcome the LiBeraturpreis winner back to Germany!