Jasmin Darznik | |
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 Jasmin Darznik discusses her work in 2018 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Iran, American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) Princeton University (PhD) Bennington College (MFA) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer | California College of the Arts |
| Website | jasmindarznik |
Jasmin Darznik (born c. 1970s) is an Iranian-born American writer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of three books, The Bohemians, Song of a Captive Bird, a novel inspired by the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, Iran's celebrated poet, and The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life, which became a New York Times bestseller.[1] A New York Times Book Review "Editors' Choice" and a Los Angeles Times bestseller, Song of a Captive Bird was praised by The New York Times as a "complex and beautiful rendering of [a] vanished country and its scattered people; a reminder of the power and purpose of art; and an ode to female creativity under a patriarchy that repeatedly tries to snuff it out."[2] The Bohemians was selected by Oprah Daily as one of the best historical novels of 2021.[3] Darznik's books have been published in seventeen countries.
She is the chair of the MFA Program in Writing at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
- ^ Amirrezvani, Anita; Karim, Persis (February 2013). Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers. University of Arkansas Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-55728-995-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nayeri, Dina (2018-03-21). "She Dared to Write Poetry About Sex. Iranians Loved and Hated Her for It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Nicolaou, Elena (2021-04-29). "The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2021-05-06.