Mehrgan Kherad Published 2 New Plays

According to the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA), “We Had Come Here to Die” and “Snow Warms the Earth” are the titles of two plays written by Maryam Mansouri and published by Mehrgan Kherad Publishing.

“We Had Come Here to Die” is about a family that returns to Khorramshahr prematurely after the resolution, before the city’s cleanup is complete. This play was selected in the stage competition section of the Resistance Festival and nominated for the playwriting competition of the Khorramshahr Liberation Festival.

“Snow Warms the Earth” is about the role of family and society in shaping a criminal’s personality. This play was selected in the playwriting competition of the 35th Fadjr Theater Festival, nominated for the Parvin E’tesami Literary Award, nominated for the 8th round of selecting top Iranian dramatic literature works, and nominated for the playwriting competition of the City Theater Festival in 2016.

A section from the back cover of this book reads: “After a while, you realize you carry pieces of the night into your day, things you want to hide in the darkness. People’s pockets are one of those. Sometimes something falls out of the darkness that a person doesn’t want anyone to see… like this knife… In fact, women carry bigger pieces of the night with them. They hide more things, and that’s what makes them attractive; it’s the very nature of darkness!”

This book was published in 114 pages by Mehrgan Kherad Publishing.