He recently published his first book. Arab is the title of his first novel. The story is about a teen boy and his life in a poor neighbourhood. It's all about family and friendship. Loss of loved ones and how to move on when problems arise. Bassam is the main character in the Arab book. Parham Rahimzadeh's book is fantastic.
Parham Rahimzadeh is 31 years old. He now resides in Amsterdam with his wife and son. Parham and his family are Iranians who fled to the Netherlands when Parham was only a year old. They have since relocated in Schiedam. Parham grew up in this neighborhood.
'By profession, I am a tax specialist and, more recently, a writer', Parham explains. Parham published his first novel with the publishing company Prometheus in March 2021. Because many young people read this book, it quickly became a success with many readers in our country. Parham is pleased because one of his goals was to encourage young people to read more regularly. Even one of the most famous celebrities, Anna Nooshin, read Parham's novel and posted about it on her Instagram story.
His debut
His debut novel, Arab, is about a teenage boy growing up in a deprived town. Bassam is his name, and he has been through a lot since his mother died unexpectedly. In a nutshell, the book is about coping up, doing drugs, going to parties, fighting, making money, being poor, falling in love, and family.
His life
Parham was only a year old when he arrived in the Netherlands from Iran. He moved to the Netherlands with his family and grew up there. Parham enjoyed writing as a teenager, so he frequently wrote songs and stories with his friends. It was a great hobby of his, but he eventually lost interest. He began writing again in 2019, and this is how he got started with Arab. It was still called 'The Arab Boy' at the time, but he eventually changed it to Arab. He thought the title was more catchy, so Parham published his first novel in March 2021.
Watch Parham's NTR Net In Nederland interview here. This can also be seen in the NPO Kennis story about Iranian refugees.
