Nasim Khaksar is an Iranian writer. He fled Iran to live in the Netherlands.
Biography
Nasim was born on January 1, 1944, the southern city of Abadan. Upon receiving his teaching certification from colleges in Esfahan and Hamadan, he taught in villages in the Abadan and Boyer-Ahmad County of southern Iran until his arrest for political activity in 1968.[1]
Nasim served two prison terms amounting to 8 years.[2]
He began writing fiction in 1966. He writes short stories, novels, plays, poetry, criticism, and travel literature. Among his works, are two collections of his short stories, The Grocer of Kharzeville and Between Two Doors, both of which have been translated and published in Dutch as well as his novel Windmills and Lashes.[3] Also, collections of his plays, Under the Roof and an account of his travels to Tajikistan also translated and published in Dutch in the Netherlands. In addition to those, a number of his stories, plays and articles have been translated into German, English, French, and Swedish.
Obliged to leave Iran after the revolution, Nasim currently lives in the Netherlands. Since he began his life in exile, he has been an articulate voice for the experiences of millions of Iranians who had to adjust to life in unfamiliar lands. He has been particularly adept at demonstrating the feelings of disassociation, loss of language, and the inability to express oneself and one's feelings that accompany the experience of exile.
Books published in Dutch
1-De Kruidenier van Kharzavil ( Verhalen) Story
2-Reis naar Tadzijkistan ( Reis Verhaal) Travel book
3-Weerhanen en Zeepslagen ( Roman)
4-Tussen twee deuren ( Verhalen) Story
5- Onder Dak, Sterren op aarde, De laatste Brief( Toneelteksten) Play
Bibliography
Books published in Iran
1970 Let us read together
1973 I know the children love for spring to come
1979 the Embryo collection of short stories
1979 if people would love each other
1980 The Bread and the Flower collection of short stories
1981 Tree, Road, Kid collection of poems.
1981 Steps to be taken. Novel
1982 The Little Intellectual. Collection of short stories.
1983 I Love Peace Story for Children
Books published in Europe
1987 The Men of Yesterday Interrelated Stories
1987 Three Plays
1988 The Grocer of Kharzavil collection of short stories about exile ISBN978-1-780-83298-2
1988 The Love of Hadj Agha Collection of Short stories
1989 The story of the winding alley and the four old women. Story for the children.