Nouraddin Afi
Seyyed Noureddin Afi Template:Lang-fa | |
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| Born | 1964 Tabriz, Iran |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | Azerbaijani |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Citizenship |  Iran |
| Notable works | "Noureddin, Son of Iran" |
Seyyed Noureddin Afi (Template:Lang-fa), was born on 1964 in Khelejan, in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. He is a %70 veteran who had participated in Iran-Iraq War for 80 months. He has said about his war memoirs in a book called Noureddin, Son of Iran, it was presented as a written book by Masoume Sepehri. Noureddin, Son of Iran led to Seyyed Noureddin Afi 's reputation in Iran after it was published in 2011.[1][2] Ayatollah Ali Khamenei writes a manuscript in appreciation of Seyyed Noureddin Afi 's book that published in the book.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Seyyed Noureddin Afi was born on 1964 in Khelejan, in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.He wants to participate the Iran–Iraq war, but he is not allowed at first because he is still young. He tries repeatedly and finally they let him go to war. He attends a military training course in the fall of 1980, and heads toward the western zones of Iran to serve in the sepah of the Mehabad. He moves to the southern war zones along with his brother, Sadegh. Nourreddin loses his brother in an Iraqi airstrike. With shrapnel in his body they make him go under surgery in the hospitals of Mashhad and Kermanshah many times. But he does not recover well because he is severely damaged in the face, eyes and stomach. Due to the severe injuries on his face, his countenance changes when he is only 18. In 1984, he marries a 16-year-old girl named Masoume and their child is born 4 years later. The war finishes but he is still suffering the injuries and he misses his lovely friends, especially Amir Maralbash who was killed in the war.[6][7][8]
Awards
Seyyed Noureddin Afi's book, Noureddin, Son of Iran won in the "Memoir" category of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards (2012), Iran's most lucrative book award.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ "نورالدين پسر ايران" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نورالدين پسر ايران؛ خاطرات مردي كه فكر مي‌كرد كاري نكرده است" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "انتشار دستنوشته رهبر انقلاب بر حاشيه کتاب نورالدين پسر ايران" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "يک روز همراه با «نورالدين پسر ايران»" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Al-e Ahmad Award Winning Book in English - Financial Tribune Daily". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نورالدين پسر ايران؛ خاطرات مردي كه فكر مي‌كرد كاري نكرده است" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "انتشار دستنوشته رهبر انقلاب بر حاشيه کتاب نورالدين پسر ايران" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نورالدين پسر ايران" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نورالدين پسرايران : کتابِ بهتر" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نورالدين پسر ايران، اثر برتر جايزه ادبي جلال آل احمد - تي نيوز" (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Al-e Ahmad Award Winning Book in English - Financial Tribune Daily". Retrieved 6 March 2016.