Her first short story collection Dar Omghe Sahneh (In the depth of the Stage) was published by Cheshmeh Publishers in 1996. Her second, Hatta Vagti Mikhandim [Even While we Are Laughing] was published by “Nashr-e Markaz” Publishing co. in the fall of 1999. In 2002 Nashr-e Markaz published Vafi’s first novel Parandeye Man [Bird]. This novel received the Golshiri and Yalda awards and has had sixteen printings. It was translated into English by Syracuse University Press in 2009, into Italian by Ponte 33 in 2010, into German in 2012 by Rotbuch Werlag and into Kurdish in 2011.
Her second novel Tarlan was published by Nashr- e Markaz in 2004. Her novel The Dream of Tibet was published by Nashr-e Markaz in 2005. This novel received the Hooshang Golshiri Literary Award for ‘Best Novel’. Her novel The secret in the Alleys was published in 2008 and was translated into French by Zulma in 2011 and also into Norwegian.
Her third collection the Way of Villa was published by Cheshmeh in 2008.
Her most recent novel The Moon Becomes Full and collection All the Horizon were published in 2011. Some of her stories were translated into English, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Swedish, and Arabic. Vafi is married and has a daughter and a son. She lives in Tehran.
About Author:
Fariba Vafi is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling contemporary Iranian writers. She is the author of numerous novels and short story collections including Royaye Tabat and Razi dar Kucheha. Mahnaz Kousha is professor of sociology at Macalester College. She is the author of Voices from Iran: The Changing Lives of Iranian Women, published by Syracuse University Press. Nasrin Jewell is professor of economics at the College of St. Catherine. A Fulbright scholar, she has authored numerous articles in the areas of Middle East studies and women’s studies.
همينجاست که بايد مثل يک سرباز کارکشته شليک کنی ولی نه شليک تير که شليک خنده. بايـد بتوانی بخندی. خنـدهی بلند آدم بیغلوغش. بـايد آنقدر خوشدلانه بخندی که بهراحتی او را هم به خنده بياوری. بـايد به خودتان نگاه کنيد و بخنديد با صدای بلند. درسـت در اين لحظه است که خنده میتواند يک فشفشه باشد توی آسمان تاريک و فقط بعد از اين خنده است که …
درباره نویسنده:
فریبا وفی در اول بهمن ماه سال ۱۳۴۱ در تبریز به دنیا آمد. از نوجوانی به داستاننویسی علاقهمند بود و چند داستان کوتاهاش در گاهنامههای ادبی، آدینه، دنیای سخن، چیستا، مجله زنان منتشر شد. اولین داستان جدی خود را با نام «راحت شدی پدر» در سال ۱۳۶۷ در مجله آدینه چاپ کرد.
نخستین مجموعهٔ داستانهای کوتاه او به نام «در عمق صحنه» در سال ۱۳۷۵ منتشر شد و دومین مجموعه، با نام «حتی وقتی میخندیم» در سال ۱۳۷۸ چاپ شد. نخستین رمان او «پرنده من» در سال ۱۳۸۱ منتشر شد که مورد استقبال منتقدان قرار گرفت. این کتاب برنده جایزه بهترین رمان سال ۱۳۸۱، جایزه سومین دوره جایزه هوشنگ گلشیری و جایزه دومین دوره جایزه ادبی یلدا شد و از سوی بنیاد جایزه ادبی مهرگان و جایزه ادبی اصفهان مورد تقدیر واقع گشت. همچنین این کتاب به زبانهای انگلیسی، ایتالیایی، آلمانی و کردی سورانی و ترکی استانبولی ترجمه شدهاست.