WortWelten with Mahmud Doulatabadi (Iran): On the Abysses of Fear and Death
In Dostoevsky’s words, pain creates poetry, says Mahmud Doulatabadi (b.1940) the Grandseigneur of Persian literature. Doulatabadi’s “The Colonel,” which recently has been published in German, is a pitch black book about fear and death.
It is the first major literary work about the Iranian revolution of 1979 and its consequences; to date it has not yet been published in the author’s homeland. The plot of the book covers less than 24 hours, yet Mahmud Doulatabadi succeeds in drawing a mental portrait of a country caught in a labyrinth of nightmarish situations.
Reading and discussion: Tue 21.09.2010 | 18:00 h
Admission: 8 €, concessions 6 €, school students 4 €
Host: Barbara Wahlster
The series WortWelten (Word Worlds) offers authors from around the world a platform to “speak out" and engage in lively discussions.
In cooperation with Union Verlag and 10th international literature festival Berlin
Veranstaltungsort und Adresse
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
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21. September 2010
WortWelten with Mahmud Doulatabadi (Iran): On the Abysses of Fear and Death
Diese Veranstaltung in Berlin (Tiergarten, Bezirk Mitte) wurde von hkwberlin veröffentlicht. WortWelten with Mahmud Doulatabadi (Iran): On the Abysses of Fear and Death ist den Rubriken Literatur, Lesung und Diskussion zugeordnet.
