Moniro Ravanipour, Author
About Moniro Ravanipour
Moniro Ravanipour is an Iranian-American and internationally acclaimed writer who has authored many titles published in both English and Pesrian, including two collections of short fiction, Kanizu and Satan’s Stones, and the novels The Drowned, and Heart of Steel. Her tales are described as “reminiscent in their fantastic blend of realism, myth, and superstition of writers like Rulfo, Garcia Marquez, even Tutuola,” frequently take as their setting the small, remote village of Bushehr in southern Iran where she was born. Nahid Mozaffari, editor of Strange Times, My Dear: The International PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature, wrote that Ravanipour “has been successful in the treatment of the complex subjects of tradition and modernity, juxtaposing elements of both, and exposing them in all their contradictions without idealizing either”.
Moniro Ravanipour’s Life and History
Moniro Ravanipour was born on July 24, 1952, in Bushehr, Southern Iran. At 17, she left Bushehr and moved to Shiraz for Pahlavi Private High School, and later received a degree in Psychology from Shiraz Pahlavi University. Moniro joined The Theatre and Literary Society of Bushehr and in 1967 acted in Mother, a play by Manouchehr Atashi. She then continued to act and participated in the production of several plays in Shiraz. Moniro Ravanipour worked with a group of college students for a play called Abazar Ghafari which was later banned. In 1975 she joined Shiraz Theatre Group for the production of a play named Moalem, by Shapour Jowrkesh, and in 1976 participated in Tous Theatre Festival.
In early post-revolution years, Moniro Ravanipour was involved in political activities which resulted in her being banned from studying. During these years, her brother was executed, all her sisters were banned from education in elementary and high school, and one of her sisters and her husband fled Iran after being sentenced to death. She began writing again from 1965 and wrote children’s books and screenplays. Shortly after the Iran–Iraq War, she wrote a novel about war using the identity of a martyr’s mother.
Her latest book, I Will Call You Once I Arrive in Kyiv, is a memoir written in Persian about the author’s experience coaching families of the survivors of the Ukrainian International Airline flight PS752, which was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on January 8, 2020 3. The book was published on December 23, 2021.
Moniro Ravanipour is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the human cost of war and conflict. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy, compassion, and hope in the face of adversity.
Moniro Ravanipour’s New Novel
Moniro Ravanipour’s latest title is I Will Call You Once I Arrive in Kyiv, a memoir written in Persian and translated into English by M.R. Ghanoonparvar. The book is about the author’s experience coaching families of the survivors of the Ukrainian International Airline flight PS752, which was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on January 8, 2020 12. The book was published on December 23, 2021.
I Will Call You Once I Arrive in Kyiv is a poignant and heart-wrenching account of the author’s journey as she helps the families of the victims come to terms with their loss. The memoir is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of hope in the face of tragedy.
In the book, Ravanipour writes about her experience coaching the families of the victims on how to write memoirs of their loved ones lost in the crash. She shares the stories of these families and their loved ones, and how they coped with the aftermath of the tragedy. The book is a moving tribute to the victims of the crash and their families.
I Will Call You Once I Arrive in Kyiv is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the human cost of war and conflict. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy, compassion, and hope in the face of adversity.
