Background
She was born in Kabul and was educated at Kabul University, at the École des Beaux-Arts in Kabul and at Besançon in France.
She was born in Kabul and was educated at Kabul University, at the École des Beaux-Arts in Kabul and at Besançon in France.
Her surname also appears as Zaryab. During the Russian occupation of her country, she worked as a translator at the French embassy. In 1991, she left Afghanistan for exile at Montpellier in France.
Zariâb writes in Persian.
The following works have appeared in translation:
Ces murs qui nous écoutent (2000)
Louisiana plaine de Caïn (1988, 2001)
Dessine-moi un coq (2003)
Les demeures sans nom (2010)
Some of her stories have appeared in translation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Courier:
Babylon reconquered (2009)
The man from Kabul (2008).