![]() ![]() Khosrou, now Daniel, regales his teacher, middle school classmates-and readers-with stories about his life in Iran and Persian culture, using The Thousand and One Nights as both reference point and inspiration. ![]() Their refugee journey, propelled by his mother’s relentless pursuit of safety, opportunity, and a home for her children, eventually takes them to Edmonds, Oklahoma. They leave almost everything behind, including Khosrou’s father, who chooses to stay. A few years later, Khosrou, his sister, and mother flee Iran after his mother converts to Christianity, her life at risk because of government persecution. The world, as far as he knew then, revolved around him. Nayeri’s poignant, engaging memoir begins with a vivid childhood memory of a visit to his grandparents when he was still a little boy known as Khorsou living in Iran. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri ![]()
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