"Cliches have no place in writing″
Fariba Vafi is one of Iran′s most popular contemporary women writers. She has already published many short stories and novels to critical acclaim. In interview with Maryam Aras she looks back over her own life and the situation of women in Iran following the Islamic Revolution
Ms Vafi, the titular young heroine of your novel ″Tarlan″ is, on the one hand, full of hope shortly after the Islamic Revolution and, on the other hand, faces a difficult economic situation, as she begins to train as a police officer. Readers gain an insight into the fascinating yet very contradictory world of female police cadets. Did you experience the story yourself?