Sholeh Rezazadeh Explained

Sholeh Rezazadeh
Native Name:شعله رضازاده
Native Name Lang:fa
Birth Date:circa
Birth Place:Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
Occupation:Writer, poet
Years Active:2012–present
Notable Works:"De Hemel is Altijd Paars" (2021)
Website:Official website

Sholeh Rezazadeh (; born 1989 or 1990) is an Iranian-born Dutch writer. She writes poetry and prose, in both Dutch and Persian languages.

Early life and education

Sholeh Rezazadeh was born in Iran in 1989 or 1990.[1] [2]

Career

In 2015, Rezazadeh moved from Iran to the Netherlands for a relationship, and she quickly started learning the Dutch language.

She writes poetry and prose, in both Dutch and Persian languages.[3] [4]

In 2021, she released her debut novel in the Dutch language, De Hemel is Altijd Paars (English: The Sky is Always Purple). Her debut novel recounted the experiences of a young emigree from Iran whose father is addicted to opium, who struggles to adapt to life in the Netherlands.[5] Her second Dutch novel is Ik Ken Een Berg Die Op Me Wacht (English: I Know a Mountain Waiting for Me) (2023). Rezazadeh also writes a column for the Dutch newspaper, Het Financieele Dagblad.

Awards

Rezazadeh has been awarded the Agora Lettera (2018) writer's prize for prose;[6] the El Hizjra literary prize (2019) for poetry;[7] and the (English: Debutant prize of the Society of Dutch Literature) (2022), formerly the Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogtprijs.[8]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sherif, Vamba . De komeet: Speculatieve verhalen voor een nieuw Nederland . Lindeboom . Martijn . 2023-02-24 . Singel Uitgeverijen . 978-90-445-4624-8 . 208 . nl.
  2. Web site: Bohlmeijer . Lex . 2021-06-05 . Vijf jaar geleden sprak deze romanschrijver nog geen woord Nederlands. Nu debuteert ze in die taal . 2023-10-07 . De Correspondent . nl.
  3. News: de Cocq . Marjolijn . March 21, 2021 . Schrijver Sholeh Rezazadeh: ‘Iran en Nederland zijn tegenovergestelde werelden’ . nl . Writer Sholeh Rezazadeh: 'Iran and the Netherlands are opposite worlds' . Het Parool .
  4. News: In mijn eigen taal kan ik niet zeggen: mijn vader is verslaafd . nl . NRC Handelsblad . subscription.
  5. Web site: 2023 . In conversation with Sholeh Rezazadeh . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007051932/https://www.crossingborder.nl/en/programme/in-conversation-with-sholeh-rezazadeh . 2023-10-07 . 2023-10-07 . CrossingBorder.nl . en.
  6. Web site: 2018 . The Agora Lettera Writing Competition 2017-2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819073203/http://www.agoralettera.nl/2018/06/de-agora-lettera-schrijfwedstrijd-2017-2018/ . 2022-08-19 . Agora Lettera . nl.
  7. Web site: Vandenberghe . Dirk . August 23, 2021 . ‘De hemel is altijd paars’ by Sholeh Rezazadeh: From the Outside Looking In . 2023-10-07 . The Low Countries . en.
  8. Web site: Debutantenprijs MdNL (voorheen de Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogtprijs) voor Sholeh Rezazadeh . 2023-10-07 . MdNL de maatschappij der Nederlandse letterkunde . nl-NL.
  9. Web site: van de Walle . Pieter . October 11, 2021 . Eenzaamheid is de prijs: De hemel is altijd paars - Rezazadeh . 2023-10-07 . De Reactor . nl.

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