Draft:FarhadHguran: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia

Farhadhguran is writer and researcher.

This may take 8 weeks or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 2,745 pending submissions waiting for review. If the submission is accepted, then this page will be moved into the article space. If the submission is declined, then the reason will be posted here. In the meantime, you can continue to improve this submission by editing normally. Where to get help If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews. If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, click on the “Edit” tab at the top of the window. If you have not resolved the issues listed above, your draft will be declined again and potentially deleted. If you need extra help, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. Please do not remove reviewer comments or this notice until the submission is accepted. Where to get help If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews. If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Declined by Theroadislong 14 hours ago. Last edited by Nil NZ 4 seconds ago. Reviewer: Inform author. This draft has been resubmitted and is currently awaiting re-review.

Farhad Heydari Guran
Farhad Heydari Guran
Born	(1974-03-01) March 1, 1974 (age 51) Dardrawsh, Dalahu, Kermanshah, Iran
Nationality	Iranian-Kurdish
Occupation(s)	Writer, Researcher
Notable work	Short of Breath, Departure of Shamar, We All Live in the Age of Hunting
Awards	Honored Book, Mehregan Award (2019)

Farhad Heydari Guran ((1974-03-01)March 1, 1974; Kurdish: فه‌رهاد حه‌یده‌ری گوران, Persian: فرهاد حیدری گوران) is an Iranian-Kurdish writer and researcher. He is known for his works that blend Kurdish oral traditions with modern narrative techniques.

Farhad HGuran is a Kurdish-Iranian writer whose works address social, cultural, and political themes. His writings often explore mystical and ritual motifs, some of which are connected to Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) texts, a minority religious and cultural tradition among Kurds in western Iran. Themes in his works include the search for truth, love, and spirituality, as well as critiques of social and historical experiences, including discrimination, war, and migration.

• Short of breath’ (2008, Agah Publishing) – The first volume of a trilogy reflecting socio-political oppression experienced by the Kurdish people.
• Departure of Shamar (2018, Agah Publishing / selected as Honored Book of the Mehrgan Award 2019) – Explores migration and social critique.

• We All Live in the Age of Hunting (2021), Nogam Publishing, London) – A short story collection, translated into Kurdish, English, Polish, Swedish, and Arabic.

• Maria Minorski’s Darkroom (2004, online) – Recognized as the first HyperText Fiction novel in Persian.

• Truth and Happiness – A treatise on Yarsan ritual texts.

Three of Guran’s novels remain unpublished in Iran due to censorship.

Several master’s and doctoral theses have been written about Guran’s novels, analyzing narrative techniques, literary form, and cultural significance.^[1][2]

• Departure of Shamar was honorable selected for the Mehregan Adab Award in 2020.
• *Departure of Shamar* — انتخاب شده به عنوان «کتاب شایسته تقدیر» در جایزه مهرگان ادب^[3]

Guran’s works have been recognized in literary circles, and he has contributed to various journals and publications discussing Kurdish literature and culture.

• Integration of myth, ritual, and modern narrative techniques
• Use of hypertextual and experimental structures
• Exploration of marginal identities and ritual communities in Iranian society
• Blending Kurdish oral traditions with Persian literary form

• Tavakoli, Nasim (8 January 2019). “A Reading of Departure of Shamar by Farhad HGuran”. Morour. Link (in Persian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.

• Hadadi, Amin (2019). “A Pause on Departure of Shamar by Farhad Heydari Guran: The Word of Migration—Narrating Catastrophe / Imagining the Other”. Cinema and Literature Magazine, no. 73 (May–June 2019), p. 219 (in Persian).

==Review of *Tehran Noir* در Publishers Weekly ==