Farhad Pirbal
Encyclopedia
Farhad Pirbal is a Kurdish
writer and academic. He was born in the city of Hewlêr (Arbil
) in Iraqi Kurdistan
. He studied Kurdish language
and literature
in the University
of Salahadin in Arbil
. In 1986, he left Kurdistan for France
. He continued his studies in University of Sorbonne in the field of Kurdish literature and Iran
ian studies. After going back to Iraqi Kurdistan
, in 1994, he established the Sharafkhan Badlisi cultural
center.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
writer and academic. He was born in the city of Hewlêr (Arbil
Arbil
Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
) in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
. He studied Kurdish language
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
in the University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
of Salahadin in Arbil
Arbil
Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
. In 1986, he left Kurdistan for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He continued his studies in University of Sorbonne in the field of Kurdish literature and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian studies. After going back to Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
, in 1994, he established the Sharafkhan Badlisi cultural
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
center.
Works
- Mal ava ey welatî min, Play, 1984.
- Sibeha tu bi xêr ey xerîbî, Play, 1988.
- Exil, Poem, 1994.
- Serçavkanî Kurdistan, Literary Analysis, 1998.
- Wêneyên kurd ji arşîva kurdnasên ewrûpî (Kurdish Literature from European Kurdologist's Archives), 1999.
- Manîfestoyî dûwem î wêran spiyên nav reş–reşên nav spî, Poem, 1999.
- Zêrî naw zibil, Orientalists' works on Kurds, translation from French to Kurdish, 1999.
- Încîl le Mêjûy Edebiyatî Kurdî (Bible in the history of Kurdish Literature).
- Destpêkên serhildana pexşana kurdî (The Beginning of the Kurdish Prose), 1999.
- Cudahî, Poem, 1999.
- Petatexurekan, Story, 2000.