Fariba Vafi
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Fariba Vafi is an Iran
ian author.
Vafi currently lives in Tehran
with her husband, daughter and son. She started to write short stories at a very young age. Some of her stories were published in Persian language
literary magazines such as Adineh. Her first short story collection, Dar Omg-e-sahneh (In Depth of the Stage), was published in 1986. Her second work, another short story collection named Hatta Vaqti Mikhandidim (Even When We Were Laughing) appeared in 1999. This work was translated into Turkish
as Exhausted from the Game.
Her novel, Parande-ye-man" (My Bird), was awarded the Iranian "Yalda" Literary Prize and the "Qolshiri" Prize in 2002. The work was also admired by the Mehrqan and Isfahan Prize Jury. Later novels were Tarlan (2006) and Rowyay-e-Tabbat (Dream of Tibet) (2007). More recent work is Razi dar Kucheha (A Mystery at Alleys) and she is preparing the novel of Dar Rah-e-vila (On the Way to Villa).
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian author.
Vafi currently lives in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
with her husband, daughter and son. She started to write short stories at a very young age. Some of her stories were published in Persian language
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
literary magazines such as Adineh. Her first short story collection, Dar Omg-e-sahneh (In Depth of the Stage), was published in 1986. Her second work, another short story collection named Hatta Vaqti Mikhandidim (Even When We Were Laughing) appeared in 1999. This work was translated into Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
as Exhausted from the Game.
Her novel, Parande-ye-man" (My Bird), was awarded the Iranian "Yalda" Literary Prize and the "Qolshiri" Prize in 2002. The work was also admired by the Mehrqan and Isfahan Prize Jury. Later novels were Tarlan (2006) and Rowyay-e-Tabbat (Dream of Tibet) (2007). More recent work is Razi dar Kucheha (A Mystery at Alleys) and she is preparing the novel of Dar Rah-e-vila (On the Way to Villa).
Works
- 1986: Dar Omq-e-sahneh (In Depth of the Stage), short story collection, Cheshmeh Publishers
- 1999: Hatta Vaqti Mikhandidim (Even When We Were Laughing), short story collection
- 2002: Parande-ye-man (My Bird), novel
- 2006: Tarlan, novel
- 2007: Rowyay-e-Tabbat (Dream of Tibet), novel,
- Razi dar Kucheha (A Mystery at Alleys), novel