Sahar Delijani
Sahar Delijani ( Persian سحر دلیجانی, DMG Sahar Deliğāni ; * September 18, 1983 in Tehran , Iran ) is an Iranian writer . Like many others, her family had to leave their home country for political reasons. In 1996 the family emigrated from Iran and went to Northern California , where Sahar studied comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley . Delíjaní has lived with her husband in Turin, Italy, since 2006 . Her first novel "Children of the Jacaranda Tree", which tells their family story, was translated into several languages and published worldwide.
Delijani also has Italian and US citizenship.
Works in German
- Children of the jacaranda tree. Novel . From the american. English by Juliane Gräbener-Müller. Droemer, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-19973-2
See also
Web links
Commons : Sahar Delijani - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of Sahar Delijani
- Sahar Delijani on droemer-knaur.de
- Author Interviews: 'Children' Of Iran's Activists Inherit Love, Loss And Longing. In: Weekend Edition Sunday. National Public Radio , June 16, 2013, accessed March 30, 2017 (a 7:03 min audio report can be played).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delijani, Sahar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Delíjaní, Sahar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |