Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation22 Juni 2023

Interview | Growing Up Irooni: Marjan Kamali

Host: Leyla Shams

Guest: Marjan Kamali

Introduction:

Leyla Shams, host of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, introduces her guest Marjan Kamali, the award-winning author of the Stationary Shop.

Topics Discussed:

Marjan Kamali's The Stationary Shop
- Recommended by the founder of Ketab Club, Kimia, as the number one book by a middle eastern author.
- Leyla shares her experience reading the book with a dozen other women and the emotions it evoked.
Setting and Historical Context
- Unlike the common discourse about the 1979 revolution, this novel is set during the 1953 coup in Iran.
- Discussion on how the 1953 coup altered the course of Iranian history.
- Insight into how the novel shows that the coup was a significant event leading to a loss of hope and irreversible change for Iran.
Discussion with Marjan Kamali
- The inspiration behind the novel.
- Kamali's thoughts on current events in Iran and her predictions for the future.

Recommendations:

Leyla highly recommends her listeners to read The Stationary Shop.
Encourages joining Ketab Club, a wonderful book club focused on Middle Eastern authors. Link will be provided in the shownotes.

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