About Shida Bazyar
Born 1988. Shida Bazyar is a German writer and referent.
Shida Bazyar (born in 1988 in Hermeskeil) is a German writer.
Biography Shida Bazyar's parents were communist political activists who fled Iran in 1987 due to the Islamic Revolution. Bazyar was born in Germany in 1988. She studied creative writing and cultural journalism at the University of Hildesheim. The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran was her first novel which is inspired by her parent's story.
Works in English
Nachts ist es leise in Teheran (2016). The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, trans. Ruth Martin (Scribe, 2025) Drei Kameradinnen (2023). Sisters in Arms, trans. Ruth Martin (Scribe, 2024)
Awards 2016: Ulla Hahn Author Prize for The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran 2023: Ernst-Toller-Preis 2026: shortlisted for International Booker Prize for the English translation of The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran
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Shida Bazyar was born in 1988 in Hermeskeil.
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Shida Bazyar is a writer and referent.
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Shida Bazyar is German.
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