Karosh Taha was born in Zaxo in Kurdistan Region in 1987. When she was nine years old, her family fled to Germany. Karosh Taha majored in English and history to become a teacher, and taught at a school in Essen until 2018.
Her debut novel, \u00bbBeschreibung einer Krabbenwanderung\u00ab (2018, tr: Description of a Crab Migration), which grew out of the story \u00bbDisplaced Persons\u00ab, tells of an increasingly estranged Kurdish family. Sanaa, the 22-year-old protagonist, lives with her parents in a cramped high-rise apartment in a West German city. While the older generation seems paralyzed and absent, Sanaa relishes her young life \u2013 contrary to the traditions and values of society. Karosh Taha, who has cited American Hispanic author Sandra Cisneros as well as Max Frisch as her literary models, writes about memories and loneliness. \u00bbDie Welt\u00ab praised the debut, stating that \u00bb\u203aDescription of a Crab Migration\u2039 glosses over nothing, yet leaves the reader full of hope.\u00ab In 2021, WDR produces a radio play version of the story. Karosh Taha’s second novel, \u00bbIm Bauch der K\u00f6nigin\u00ab (tr: In the Queen’s Belly), was published in 2020 and is perceived as a \u00bbturning book\u00ab that can be read from both sides. From both female and male perspectives, the story of the protagonist Shahira branches out into two alternative readings. Perception is therefore a central theme of the book. Reading it from one side, one learns the story of Younes and his mother Shahira, who is rejected by neighbors because of her life style; reading it from the other side, the story of Amal, a young woman driven by the longing for her father, unravels. Through both perspectives, the author shows how differently female actions are valued, be it when a girl fights, be it the promiscuous behavior of an adult woman like Shahira. On the other hand, \u00bbIm Bauch der K\u00f6nigin\u00ab subjects the construction of storytelling and language to negotiation.
Karosh Taha has received several awards, including the Hohenems Literature Prize, the Rolf Dieter Brinkmann Scholarship, the German Literature Fund Scholarship, and the Alfred D\u00f6blin Medal. She lives in Essen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15304,"template":"","jct-role":[1080],"jct-origin":[495,494],"jct-ilb-years":[615],"class_list":["post-40260","authors","type-authors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","jct-role-author","jct-origin-germany","jct-origin-iraq","jct-ilb-years-2021-en"],"yoast_head":"\n