Sohrab Rahimi

سهراب رحیمی

Born| (1962-12-20)December 20, 1962

Shahr-e Kord, Iran

Died| February 11, 2016(2016-02-11) (aged 53)
Known for| Poetry
Spouse| Azita Ghahreman

Sohrab Rahimi (Persian: سهراب رحیمی; December 20, 1962 – February 11, 2016),[1] was an Iranian poet, born in Shahrekord, Iran. He has written five books in Persian and two books[2] in Swedish. He has also translated Persian poetry.

Rahimi's poems have been translated into various languages.

Rahimi's body was found in a burnt car near Malmö on February 11, 2016.[3] He was 53. He was married to Azita Ghahreman.

## Books[edit]

* The House of Dreams (Persian), 1995
* The Spoiled Kernels of Time (Persian) 1996
* White balsam (Persian and Swedish) 2000
* A letter to you (Persian), 2006
* The geometric drawing of melancholia, (poetry in Persian), 2011
* The librarian of the war (novel in Swedish), 2011
* The inevitable journey (poetry in Swedish), 2012
* Compulsive seasons (poetry in Persian), 2012

## Awards[edit]

* 2013 Nikolaj Gogols Prize [uk]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "سهراب رحیمی، شاعر و مترجم ادبی، درگذشت" (in Persian).
2. ^ "Smockadoll Förlag". smockadoll.se.
3. ^ "بدن سهراب رحیمی، شاعر ایرانی در خودرویی سوخته در سوئد پیدا شد" [The Body of Iranian Poet Sohrab Rahimi Has Been Found in a Burnt Car in Sweden]. www.bbc.com (in Persian). 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2023-04-09.

## External links[edit]

* Sohrab Rahimi

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Sweden