Peyman yarian

Biography

Tracing the Ink: Peyman Yarian’s Journey

Peyman Yarian, an Iranian writer based in the Netherlands, was born in 1971 in the city of Sanandaj. He has worked as a journalist in the cultural and literary sections of several local weeklies, including Karfato, Goros, and Didgah. Yarian has also contributed to the literary and historical supplements of national newspapers such as Shargh, Jam-e Jam, and Etemad.
Before his migration, he published five books in Iran. During the fourth edition of the “Tehran Book Fair Without Censorship” in Amsterdam, his short story collection The Crows, his novel The Burning Book, and a Dutch short story collection by Yarian were officially presented.

The Struggle

Seven surreal stories explore memory, love, and hallucination as a man confronts loss and longing through stream-of-consciousness reflections.

2009

The Dictionary of Names

A cultural and linguistic reference collecting Persian names with meanings and origins, preserving tradition while guiding parents toward meaningful choices.

2018

The Crows

Short stories of exile, anger, and estrangement reveal fragmented identities and the haunting persistence of memory in distant, alien landscapes.

2019

The Burning Book

A minimalist novel portraying exhaustion, despair, and fragile hope in daily life, reflecting a society’s quiet descent into numbness.

2019

Jacob op de Dam

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2023

Jean

A historical novel about the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 24-day war in Sanandaj, depicting famine, SAVAK repression, and Kurdistan’s turbulent history.

EXPLORING THOUGHTS

EXPLOR Peyman Yarian’s articles

Mental Health in the Fabric of Architecture

Peyman Yarian — How Iran’s architecture and urban design shape mental health, linking housing decay, inequality, and lost harmony between space and mind.

If Life Were to Be Buried in the Coffin of “Sexual Slavery”

Peyman Yarian — Exploring sexual slavery in modern Iran; its roots in faith, poverty, and power—revealing hidden forms of control, silence, and exploitation.