Daughter of Sheena

Daughter of Sheena

Front cover of the Persian edition.
Author Behnaz Zarabi Zadeh
Original title Persian: دختر شینا
Country Iran
Language Persian
Genre Novella
Published 2015
Publisher Soureye Mehr (Iran)
Media type Book

Daughter of Sheena (Persian: دختر شینا) (Dokhtar-e Shina) is memories and experiences of Ghadam Kheyr Mohammadi during the Iran–Iraq War as recorded by Behnaz Zarabi Zadeh.[1][2][3] The memoir was recorded through hundreds of hours of conversation between Ghadam Kheyr Mohammadi and Behnaz Zarabi Zadeh. The book remembers the role of Iranian women in the Iran–Iraq War.

Publication

Daughter of Sheena was published in Persian by Sureye Mehr Publication Company in 2013. Also, the book has translated into English and Arabic.[4][5][6][7][8] It was introduced as bestselling books in Iran and has been reprinted many times in Iran. Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Supreme leader of Iran, read the book and appreciated the writer.[9]

The narrator

Ghadam Kheyr Mohammadi was born in 1963 and married with Satar Ebrahimi in 1977. In 1986 when she was 24 years old, her husband killed in the war.[10][11][12] She died in 2010.

Narrative

Daughter of Sheena is a novel about the Iran-Iraq War and focuses on the experiences of Ghadam Kheyr Mohammadi's husband, Satar Ebrahimi. He was born on 1956 in Razan county. Satar was a commander-in-chief and participates in many operations in the war. The book consists of nineteen chapters.[13]

Author

Behnaz Zarabi Zadeh was born on 1968 in Hamedan. She wrote several books and novels for adults and teenagers and won several awards.[14]

Awards

The book has received an award in the 16th Sacred Defense Book of The Year award in Iran.[10][15]

Documentary film

A documentary film made by Farzin Taheri.[16]

See also

References

  1. Staff writers. "Daughter of Sheena: Dokhtar-e Shina (Persian Edition)". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. Staff writers. "Daughter of Sheena : Dokhtar-E Shina". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. Staff writers. "Daughter of Sheena: Dokhtar-e Shina". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. Staff writers. "روایت دیگری از "دختر شینا" به زبان‌ عربی و انگلیسی". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. Staff writers. "روایت "دختر شینا" به زبان‌های عربی و انگلیسی". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. Staff writers. "برترین های حوزه دفاع مقدس نمایشگاه کتاب". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  7. Staff writers. "ترجمه عربی و انگلیسی آثار شجاعی، بابایی و بهبودی". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. Staff writers. "روایت "دختر شینا" به زبان‌های عربی و انگلیسی". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. Staff writers. "نظر رهبر معظم انقلاب درباره کتاب "دختر شینا"". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  10. 1 2 Staff writers. "'دختر شینا' خاطرات قدم خیر محمدی همسر شهید حاج ستار ابراهیمی، کتاب سال شانزدهمین دوره جایزه کتاب سال دفاع مقدس". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  11. Staff writers. "دختر شینا» را بهتر بشناسیم/ شیرزنی که به تنهایی 5فرزند خود را بزرگ کرد«". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  12. Staff writers. "دختر شینا به رادیو معارف می‌آید". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  13. Staff writers. "دختر شینا". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  14. Staff writers. "بهناز ضرابی زاده". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. Staff writers. ""دختر شینا" از همدان کتاب سال دفاع مقدس در بخش تاریخ شفاهی شد". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  16. Staff writers. "فیلم مستند "دختر شینا"". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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