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Mehran debut novel, ''Pomegranate Soup'', was published in 2005. It is the story of three sisters who escape ] at the time of ] in 1979 and eventually settle in a small town in the west of ], where they open The Babylon Cafe. Mehran adds touches of magical realism throughout the narrative and there is an often seamless incorporation of Eastern and Western cultures and mores.<ref> | ||
| {{cite news |url=http://bookpage.com/review/pomegranate-soup/serving-up-a-cross-cultural-feast |work=] | {{cite news |url=http://bookpage.com/review/pomegranate-soup/serving-up-a-cross-cultural-feast |work=] | ||
| |title=Serving up a Cross-Cultural Feast |first=Jehanne|last=Moharram |date=August 2005}}</ref> ''Pomegranate Soup'' has been translated into fifteen languages to date, and has been published in over twenty countries worldwide.{{cn}} | |title=Serving up a Cross-Cultural Feast |first=Jehanne|last=Moharram |date=August 2005}}</ref> ''Pomegranate Soup'' has been translated into fifteen languages to date, and has been published in over twenty countries worldwide.{{cn}} | ||
| Mehran's second novel, ''Rosewater and Soda Bread'', published in 2008, is a continuation of ''Pomegranate Soup''. |
Mehran's second novel, ''Rosewater and Soda Bread'', published in 2008, is a continuation of ''Pomegranate Soup''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment-old/books-old/rosewater-soda-bread/story-e6freqkx-1111117996087|title=Marsha Mehran serves up more Irish magic|last=Philip|first=Mary|date=9 November 2008|work=]|accessdate=27 September 2012}}</ref> | ||
| Also due out in 2013 is a stand-alone novel, ''The Margaret Thatcher School of Beauty''. | |||
| Set in ] during the ], it tells the story of a group of displaced spirits, inhabitants of a decaying ] building.{{cn}} | |||
| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| Occupation | Novelist |
Marsha Mehran (born Tehran, Iran, 11 November 1977) is an Iranian-American novelist.
Life
Mehran was born in Tehran. Her family left Iran and migrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1979, at the time of the Iranian Revolution. She grew up in Argentina and the United States, and has also lived in Australia and Ireland.
Works
Mehran debut novel, Pomegranate Soup, was published in 2005. It is the story of three sisters who escape Iran at the time of Islamic Revolution in 1979 and eventually settle in a small town in the west of Ireland, where they open The Babylon Cafe. Mehran adds touches of magical realism throughout the narrative and there is an often seamless incorporation of Eastern and Western cultures and mores. Pomegranate Soup has been translated into fifteen languages to date, and has been published in over twenty countries worldwide.
Mehran's second novel, Rosewater and Soda Bread, published in 2008, is a continuation of Pomegranate Soup.
Bibliography
- Pomegranate Soup. William Heinemann. 2005. ISBN 9780434013371.
- Rosewater and Soda Bread. Random House. 2008. ISBN 9780812972498.
References
- Moharram, Jehanne (August 2005). "Serving up a Cross-Cultural Feast". Book Page.
- Philip, Mary (9 November 2008). "Marsha Mehran serves up more Irish magic". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 27 September 2012.