"The Smell of Wet Bricks" stands as an innovative short novel written in English by a Kurdish author. Hailing from a region scarred by a century of violence and wars, this work, by the Iranian Kurdistan native Chiya Parvizpur, emerges as a fresh and distinctive voice. Parvizpur aspires to be the advocate for a rich reservoir of compelling narratives. Born in Sanandaj, a Kurdish writer and translator, Parvizpur expresses his creative prowess in both...