Delphine Minoui – författare

“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Nujood Ali''s childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband''s hands and of her daring escape. With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. Nujood''s courageous defiance of both Yemeni customs and her own family has inspired other young girls in the Middle East to challenge their marriages. Hers is an unforgettable story of tragedy, triumph, and courage.From the Trade Paperback edition.

‘This is an urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. Delphine Minoui has crafted a book that champions books and the individuals who risk everything to preserve them.’ Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People’s homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife. Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature.Translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

'The Book Collectors of Daraya celebrates the political and therapeutic power of the written word . . . defiant and cautiously optimistic' Financial Times'[An] incredible chronicle . . . The book tells the kind of story that often gets buried beneath images of violence' LitHubIn 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People’s homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife. Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature.Translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

'The Book Collectors of Daraya celebrates the political and therapeutic power of the written word . . . defiant and cautiously optimistic' Financial Times'[An] incredible chronicle . . . The book tells the kind of story that often gets buried beneath images of violence' LitHubIn 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People’s homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife. Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature.Translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

'Full of violence and passion' Elle Suffering the recent loss of her beloved grandfather and newly committed to a career in journalism, Delphine Minoui decided to visit Iran for the first time since the revolution – since she was four years old. It was 1998. She would stay for ten years.In the course of that decade, great change comes to both writer and country, often at the same time. Minoui settles into daily life – getting to know her devout grandmother for the first time, making friends with local women who help her escape secret dance parties when the morality police arrive, figuring out how to be a journalist in a country that is suspicious of the press and Westerners. Once she finally starts to learn Persian, she begins to see Iran through her grandfather’s eyes. And so it is all the more crushing when the political situation falters. She is caught up in protests and interrogated by secret police; some friends disappear and others may be tracking her movements. She finds love, loses her press credentials, marries, and is separated from her husband by erupting global conflict. Through it all, her love for this place and its people deepens and she discovers in her family’s past a mission that will shape her entire future.Framed as a letter to her grandfather and filled with disarming characters in momentous times, I’m Writing You from Tehran is an unforgettable, moving view into an often obscured part of our world.

In jeder Iranerin steckt eine Rebellin …Wort für Wort bedeutet Bad-jens: nicht akzeptabel.Und im Alltagspersischen: schelmisch oder aufmüpfig.Schiras, Herbst 2022. Mitten im Aufstand »Frau, Leben, Freiheit« klettert die sechzehnjährige Iranerin Badjens bei einer Demonstration auf einen Müllcontainer, um in aller Öff entlichkeit ihr Kopftuch zu verbrennen. Während sie vor der sie anfeuernden Menschenmenge steht, zieht in Rückblenden ihr bisheriges Leben an ihr vorbei: ihre unerwünschte Geburt, ihr konservativer Vater, ihr Smartphone voller rebellischer Hits, ihre Freundinnen, ihre erste Liebe, ihr Körper, der nach Freiheit verlangt, und die Kleiderordnung für Frauen, die dieses Stück Stoff auf dem Kopf vorschreibt, von dem sie sich unbedingt befreien will.»Meine Heldin Badjens verkörpert all diese Mädchen der Generation Z, die mit der Propaganda des islamischen Regimes gefüttert wurden, aber auch Zugang zu sozialen Netzwerken, Taylor Swift und Netflix hatten. Sie sind Lichtjahre von ihren Großmüttern entfernt und ganz anders als ihre Mütter, die zwischen den Verboten navigiert haben. Sie lassen alles hinter sich.« Delphine MinouiDelphine Minoui erzählt die radikale Entwicklung ihrer Protagonistin in Form eines inneren Monologs. In ihrem bewegenden Entwicklungsroman verweben sich ausdrucksstarke Worte zu einer neuen Sprache, die in ihrer Feinfühligkeit und Rebellion Ausdruck für eine neue Generation im Aufbruch ist. Die Grundlage für den Roman bildeten Social Media Posts und Online-Interviews, die Minoui mit jungen Iranerinnen geführt hat. Es ist ihr gelungen, daraus einen Text zu schaff en, der die Wut, die Rebellion, aber auch den Mut der jungen Frauen ungeheuer kraftvoll zum Ausdruck bringt.»Delphine Minoui setzt starke Akzente und komponiert aus Sätzen, die sie wie in Strophen arrangiert, eine traurige und mitreißende Hymne.« Le Figaro

Nujood Ali lever som barn gör mest. Livet kretsar kring skolan, kompisarna på gatan och den stora familjen. Men barndomen får ett plötsligt slut. Strax innan hon ska fylla tio gifts hon bort i ett arrangerat äktenskap och säljs till en okänd man, mer än tjugo år äldre än henne själv. För sådant är livet, menar mamma Shoya, alla kvinnor måste gå igenom detta. Från huvudstaden förs hon ut på landsbygden till ett liv med övergrepp, våld och misshandel. Förtvivlad och övergiven beslutar hon sig för att rymma.

Nojoud on jemeniläistyttö, jonka elämä pyörii koulun, kavereiden ja ison perheen ympärillä. Mutta lapsuus päättyy äkillisesti, kun hänet naitetaan järjestetyssä avioliitossa ja myydään tuntemattomalle, yli kaksikymmentä vuotta vanhemmalle miehelle. Sellaista elämä on, sanoo äiti Shoya, kaikkien naisten on käytävä tämä läpi. Hänet viedään pääkaupungista maaseudulle, jossa hän joutuu elämään hyväksikäytön, väkivallan ja kaltoinkohtelun keskellä. Epätoivoisena ja hylättynä Najoud päättää paeta.Nojoud - 10 vuotta, eronnut on tositarina, jonka Nojoud Ali on kirjoittanut yhdessä toimittaja Delphine Minouin kanssa. Nojoud Ali sai tunnustuksena rohkeudestaan Women's World palkinnon vuonna 2009.© Éditions Michel Lafon, Paris, 2009© Ali Nojoud and Delphine Minoui