Atefe Asadi
Atefe Asadi is an Iranian writer, poet, editor, and translator, known for her role in Iran’s underground literature. Her three short-story collections were banned by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, and her literary activities and protest participation led to persecution and arrest. She later became an ICORN guest writer, received the Hannah Arendt Fellowship, and relocated to Germany. There, she advocates for literature in exile through school lectures, interviews, cultural programs, Weiter Schreiben (since 2023), and fellowships such as Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen and Kultur Ensemble in Palermo. Her works, exploring women’s rights, migration, discrimination, and freedom, are translated into English, German, and Italian. Her first short-story collection is currently being translated into German.
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