Mohammad Tolouei
Mohammad Tolouei | |
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Dramatist, Poet | |
Language | Persian |
Education | Dramatic Literature MA |
Genre | Mockumentary |
Notable works | I'm Not Janette Memoirs of the Acrobat "Fair Wind's Prey" |
Notable awards | 12th Golshiri Literary Awards |
Mohammad Tolouei (Persian: محمد طلوعی; born 1979 as Seid-Mohammad Tolouei-Barazandeh, is an Iranian writer, screenwriter, and playwright.
He has won nationwide literary awards such as the Shahid Ghanipoor Award[1] and Wow Literary Prize[2] for his debut novel, Fair Wind's Prey. Compared to Martin Amis in his later prose, Tolouei has traversed a long way from his debut novel – an account of the inhabitants of Rasht in time of the Second World War, enforced emigration of Polish refugees through Iran, and the formation of the Communist Party in Iran – to his later stories with cunning use of mockumentary as dominant narrative technique.[3] In 2011 Tolouei's debut short story collection, "
Golshiri Award for debut short story collection in February 2013.[4]
As of November 2011[update], Tolouei has contributed with Hamshahri Fiction Monthly.[5]
He is also the present director of The Iranian "Association of Writers for Children".[6]
His works have been published in periodicals such as Internazionale, Szuflada: Siedem sposobów na napisanie zbioru opowiadań dla początkujących adeptów pióra Szuflada, Asymptote Journal, Parsagon, and The Guardian.
Works
Novels and Short Stories
- The Seven Domes (2018)
- Anatomy of Depression (2017)
- Real Madrid: a novel for young readers (2015)
- Lessons by Father (2014)
- I'm Not Janette (2011)[7]
- Fair Wind's Prey (2007)[8][9]
Poetry
- Memoirs of the Acrobat
- [1] Link to poems online
Plays
- Mirza Reza's Gun is on the Wall and Will Shoot in the Third Act[10]
References
- ^ "پایگاه ادبی حبیب |". پایگاه ادبی حبیب (in Persian). Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "VaV Literary Prize". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Mohammad Tolouei Recommends | Parsagon". parsagon.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "golshirifoundation.net - Houshang Golshiri Foundation". www.golshirifoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Hamshahri Fiction Monthly". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Association of Writers for Children". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ISBN 9789643697112.
- ^ Behnegarsoft.com (2008-01-08). "ایبنا - "قرباني باد موافق" راهي بازار كتاب شد". خبرگزاری کتاب ايران (IBNA) (in Persian). Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Ofogh Publications". www.ofoqco.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ Mirza Reza's Gun is on the Wall and Will Shoot in the Third Act
External links
- Official website
- 12th Golshiri Awards Wrap Up
- 16th Hamshahri Fiction, Special Issue of Nowruz released
- Interview with The Parsagon Review
- Szuflada: Siedem sposobów na napisanie zbioru opowiadań dla początkujących adeptów pióra
- Internazionale
- "Made in Denmark" in Asymptote Journal
- Translation Tuesday in The Guardian.