Fariba Hachtroudi
Fariba Hachtroudi (born 1951 in Teheran) is an French-Iranian journalist and writer.
Early life
Fariba Hachtroudi is the daughter of Mohsen Hashtroodi, an Iranian mathematician, and Robab Hashtroodi, a professor of humanities and Persian literature. Sheikh Ismail Hashtroodi was her grandfather.[1]
In 1963, Hachtroudi moved to France.[2] She trained as an archaeologist, receiving her doctoral degree in 1978.[1]
Career
Early in her journalistic career, Hachtroudi covered the Iran-Iraq War.[3]
Following the Iranian Revolution, Hachtroudi began writing polemics against Khomeini and the religious authorities in Iran. Between 1981-83, she lived in Sri Lanka, teaching at Colombo University.[4]
In 1985, she entered Iran secretly via Baluchistan and travelled around the country, investigating the consequences of the Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war on life in the country. Her first book, L’exilée, describes her experiences.[5]
From 1995, Hachtroudi has led the humanitarian and cultural organisation Mohsen Hachtroudi (MoHa), an initiative of which is the Gitanjali Literary Prize.[1]
Hachtroudi's first novel, Iran, les rives du sang, was awarded the French Republic's Human Rights Prize in 2001.[3]
Selected works
Non-fiction
- L'Exilée. Paris: Payot. 1991. ISBN 978-2-228-88387-0.
- Les Femmes iraniennes : vingt-cinq ans d'inquisition islamiste. Cahors: Éditions L'Hydre. 2004. ISBN 978-2-913703-42-1.
- À mon retour d'Iran... Paris: Éditions du Seuil. 2008. ISBN 978-2-02-094322-2.
- Khomeyni Express : Itinéraires clandestins en République islamique d'Iran. Vevey: Xenia Éditions. 2009. ISBN 978-2-88892-072-4.
- La gelée royale. Paris: Éditions Encre d'Orient. 2010. ISBN 978-2-36243-001-5.
- Ali Khamenei ou Les larmes de Dieu. Paris: Éditions Gallimard. 2011. ISBN 978-2-07-013316-1.
Novels
- Iran, les rives du sang. Paris: Éditions du Seuil. 2000. ISBN 978-2-02-038689-0.
- J'ai épousé Johnny à Notre-Dame-de-Sion. Paris: Éditions du Seuil. 2006. ISBN 978-2-02-088799-1.
- Le colonel et l'appât 455. Paris: Albin Michel. 2014. ISBN 2226254250.
Poetry
- Abysses. Éditions Chèvre-feuille étoilée. 2013. ISBN 978-2-36795-006-8.
In English translation
- Twelfth Iman's a Woman?. Translated by Robyns, Sian. Key Publishing House. 2011. ISBN 9781926780054.
- The Man Who Snapped His Fingers. Translated by Anderson, Alison. Europa Editions. 2016. ISBN 9781609453060.
References
- 1 2 3 Ghazal, Rym (May 22, 2014). "Fariba Hachtroudi is inspired by the powerful women of Islamic history". The National.
- ↑ Gihousse, Marie-Françoise (January 20, 2014). "Quand bourreau et victime se retrouvent". L'Avenir.
- 1 2 Peras, Delphine; Liger, Baptiste; Payot, Marianne; Bacrie, Lydia (April 7, 2014). "Les cinq prétendantes au Prix Lilas 2014". L'Express (in French).
- ↑ "Fariba Hachtroudi, 2009-2010". France in New Zealand. November 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Fariba Hachtroudi". French Embassy in the United States. February 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.