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Iranian evenings 2021

Finally our journeys into literature - Iranian evenings can now take place for the third time - in digital format!
We would like to thank the virtual House of Literature Bremen for the great cooperation and also the Bremer
Literaturkontor, the Bremen Literature Foundation and the Senator for Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen for their support!
All events take place via Zoom. The links to participate can be found on our website and Facebook page and are active from 15 minutes before the start of the event.
We look forward to your visit!

Symphony of the Dead by Abbas Maroufi

While Aidin reacts to his father's strictness with rebellion, his brother Urhan shows himself to be docile. Although the two completely different sons soon go their separate ways, the family bond brings them together again under dramatic circumstances. As soon as they are both back in their parents' house, the tensions between Aidin and Urhan increase. Tradition and progress as well as a tender love story are the central themes of Abbas Maroufi's family drama, which shows parallels to Cain and Abel. In this year the Symphony of the Dead, first published in 1989…

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