Abbas Maroufi
Abbas Maroufi (Persian: عباس معروفی, 17 May 1957 – 1 September 2022) was an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is Symphony of the Dead.[1]
Born, raised and educated in Tehran, Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at
Maroufi came to prominence with the publication of Symphony of the Dead (1989) which is narrated in the form of a symphony. In this novel, Maroufi uses the stream of consciousness technique very effectively. The Year of Turmoil and The Body of Farhad are among his other works.
Some of his works have been translated into German. Abbas Maroufi's other novels include : "Fereydoon had three sons", "Completely Special", "Melted". Maroufi's books and style were heavily influenced by Iran's modernist writer ; "Houshang Golshiri" who was also his teacher. Marouf lived in Germany where he opened a book-store, He also held writing classes and taught students who show interest in writing and story-telling.
An English translation of Symphony of the Dead was published in 2007.
Maroufi died in Berlin on 1 September 2022, at the age of 65.[2]
References
- ^ Africa, Latin America and the Middle East through literature Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Iranischer Schriftsteller Abbas Maroufi gestorben (in German)
External links
- His poetic weblog Archived 11 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- His political weblog on [Radio Zamaneh]