Laleh Khadivi

Laleh Khadivi was born in Esfahan, Iran, and is the author of The Age of Orphans, the first book in a trilogy that follows three generations of Kurdish men as they leave southwestern Iran and immigrate to Los Angeles. She is the recipient of the 2008 Whiting Award, a Carl Djerassi Fiction Fellowhip, and a finalist for the 2010 Rolex Mentor-Protégé Award. Khadivi has directed and produced documentary films for A&E, Showtime, and HBO. She is now at work on her second novel, The Walking.

Laleh Khadivi’s website is at lalehkhadivi.com.

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