Join acclaimed Iranian author Javad Djavahery at Green Apple Books as he presents and discuss his extraordinary English-language debut, My Part of Her . The discussion will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Praised by Kirkus as “vivid, shattering, and utterly memorable,” My Part of Her is a devastating coming-of-age novel set on the Caspian Sea, about a youthful betrayal one summer and its far-reaching consequences for a group of friends as their lives are irrevocably altered by the Revolution.
When: Friday, March 6, 7:30 PM
Where: Green Apple Books (San Francisco, CA)
Celebrated Iranian novelist and short story writer Javad Djavahery was forced to leave Iran, settling in France as a political refugee at the age of twenty, and is now based in Paris. Djavahery has produced several films and writes screenplays and fiction. He has two short story collections in Persian and two novels in French. My Part of Her is his English-language debut
This tour is organized with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
By Javad Djavahery
Translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
Preface by Dina Nayeri
In exiled Iranian author Javad Djavahery’s captivating English debut, a youthful betrayal during a summer on the Caspian sea has far-reaching consequences for a group of friends as their lives are irrevocably altered by the Revolution.
Paperback • ISBN: 9781632062437
Publication date: Feb 11, 2020