Maryam Diener-Sachs, born 25 September 1961 in Tehran, Iran, is an author, publisher and emeritus trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts.[1] Her debut novel Sans te dire adieu (Without saying goodbye), initially published in French, has been translated into both German and English. Further novels include The Passenger (London 2013) and Beyond Black There Is No Colour, The Story of Forough Farrokhzad (London 2020).
Maryam Diener-Sachs | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1961 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Paris Sorbonne, Columbia University |
| Spouse | Roger Diener, 1985–2014 married to Rolf Sachs |
In 2012, Maryam Diener founded, together with writer and publisher Wilfried Dickhoff, Éditions Moon Rainbow, a Berlin-based publishing house focusing on limited edition books presenting encounters between poetry and visual arts, e.g. Francesco Clemente & Bei Dao, Rosemarie Trockel & Henri Michaux, Marcel Broodthaers, Jean Fautrier & Francis Ponge and Etel Adnan & Eugénie Paultre.
Bibliography
editAnthologies
editPhotography
edit- The Wild Emperor (2005, with Rolf Sachs)
- Paradise Lost: Persia From Above
Stand-alone novels
edit- Sans te dire adieu (Without saying goodbye)
- The Passenger (London 2013)
- Beyond Black There Is No Colour, The Story of Forough Farrokhzad (London 2020)[5]
References
edit- ^ "Trustee Emeriti and Honorary Trustees". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Zwei Bücher über die Sitte und die Kunst des Küssens". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "How do I love thee? Let me count the books". Observer-Reporter. 12 February 1993. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ MacKenzie, Dana (2003). The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to Be. 978-0-471-15057-2. p. 210. ISBN 9780471480730.
- ^ "'Beyond Black There Is No Colour' by Maryam Diener launched at Thomas Heneage Art Books". Quartet Books. Retrieved 3 July 2023.