Guftugū bā Mālinā Persiska (Farsi) 2025

Conversations with Malena, written by Iman Seydi, is a collection of eighty love letters inspired by the film Malèna by Giuseppe Tornatore and the unforgettable performance of Monica Bellucci. Written as letters addressed to a woman named Malena, the book tells of a passionate love marked by loneliness, longing, and an inner struggle between the desire for union and the anxiety of separation.

With poetic language and a cinematic narrative style, the author crafts letters that at times are confessions, at times laments, and at times pleas to awaken from the nightmare of forgetting. In this book, Malena is not merely a woman; she becomes a symbol of the beloved, the mother, the free-spirited woman, and at times the homeland itself.

More than the story of a relationship, this book is a journey into the human psyche, searching for meaning, freedom, and love, taking refuge among words. Through these letters, the reader finds themselves reflected in the narrator’s emotions: broken, restless, yet still in love.

For those drawn to romantic literature, first-person narratives, or poetic epistolary writing, Conversations with Malena offers an experience that lingers long after the final page.