Winner of the 2001 French Human Rights Prize, French-Iranian author Fariba Hachtroudi comes to London with her English-language debut exploring themes as old as time: the crushing effects of totalitarianism and the infinite power of love.
She was known as “Bait 455,” the most famous prisoner in a ruthless theological republic. He was one of the colonels closest to the Supreme Commander. When they meet, years later, far from their country of birth, a strange, equivocal relationship develops between them.
The Man Who Snapped His Fingers (translated by: Alison Anderson) is a novel of ideas, exploring power and memory by an important female writer from a part of the world where female voices are routinely silenced.
This event is part of the European Literature Festival (ELF), presented by EUNIC London. From 27 April to 9 June, there will be a celebration of literature from across the continent in the UK, with more than 60 writers and poets from more than 30 cultures involved in events and projects.
