Shida Bazyar (born in 1988 in Hermeskeil) is a Kurdish -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
Awards 2016: Ulla Hahn Author Prize for The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran 2017: Uwe Johnson Debut Award for The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran 2021: longlisted for German Book Prize for Sister in Arms 2023: Ernst-Toller-Preis 2026: shortlisted for International Booker Prize for the English translation of The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran 2026: Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize for Die Lücken 2026: German Book Prize for Die Lücken
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