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Iranian-Americans | Iranian-Americans

elizabeth-eslami's picture
Aug.17.2009
A rich, soul-searching novel about the complex relationship between an enigmatic Iranian father and his Iranian-American daughter, for whom he wants to arrange a marriage.
porochista-khakpour's picture
May.14.2008
A wry and haunting first novel from a fresh Iranian-American writer, Sons and Other Flammable Objects is a sweeping, lyrical tale of suffering, redemption, and the role of memory and inheritance in making peace with our worlds. Growing up, Xerxes Adam is painfully aware that he is different—with an...