Mohammad Tolouei ( fa, محمد طلوعی; born 1979 as Seid-Mohammad Tolouei-Barazandeh, is an Iranian
writer
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screenwriter
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, and
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
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.
He has won nationwide literary awards such as the Shahid Ghanipoor Award and Wow Literary Prize for his
debut novel
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, ''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.
In 2011 Tolouei's debut short story collection, "
I'm Not Janette" was released by Ofoq Publications. The book was hailed by many critics for its clean language and mastery over the subcultures of Iranian culture that had long been taken for granted in the contemporary literature. It won the 12th
Golshiri Award The Hooshang Golshiri Literary Award is an Iranian literary award notable for being one of the few literary awards in Iran that is run by a non-governmental organization. Established in 2000, the award is sponsored by the non-profit Golshiri Found ...
for debut short story collection in February 2013.
, Tolouei has contributed with ''Hamshahri Fiction Monthly''.
He is also the present director of The Iranian "Association of Writers for Children".
His works have been published in periodicals such a
InternazionaleSzuflada: Siedem sposobów na napisanie zbioru opowiadań dla początkujących adeptów pióra SzufladaAsymptote JournalParsagon
an
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)
* ''Fair Wind's Prey'' (2007)
Poetry
* ''Memoirs of the Acrobat''
Link to poems online
Plays
* ''Mirza Reza's Gun is on the Wall and Will Shoot in the Third Act''''Mirza Reza's Gun is on the Wall and Will Shoot in the Third Act''
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References
External links
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12th Golshiri Awards Wrap UpInterview with The Parsagon ReviewSzuflada: Siedem sposobów na napisanie zbioru opowiadań dla początkujących adeptów pióraInternazionale
"Made in Denmark" in Asymptote Journal
Translation Tuesday in The Guardian
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Soore University alumni
1979 births
Living people
20th-century Iranian poets
Iranian dramatists and playwrights
Iranian male short story writers
People from Rasht
21st-century Iranian poets