Contact
Thea Klapwald, CCNY Public Relations, T: 310.980.1231, E: tklapwald@ccny.cuny.edu
Who
CCNY Professor and author Salar Abdoh
CCNY Professor and author Emily Raboteau
What
The City College of New York’s Professor and author Salar Abdoh is launching his latest book “A Nearby Country Called Love: A Novel” (Viking, 2023) into bookstores and online November 7. To celebrate, Abdoh and fellow CCNY English Professor and author Emily Raboteau will hold an in-person conversation at the Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7.30 p.m. Abdoh’s book gives a captivating window into contemporary Iran, and is a sweeping, propulsive novel about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourselves. The book has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from prominent publications, such as "Kirkus Reviews," "Publisher’s Weekly," "Foreign Affairs," "Pride Source," and "The Washington Post," where it was named a notable book. "Booklist" calls it “A poignant dark, dark dramedy exposing the elusive, performative nature of never quite true love.” Raboteau writes of the book, "Salar Abdoh writes masterfully against toxic masculinity in this intimate novel. I fell in love with his characters as they seek to cultivate tenderness in a culture of violence, and you will too." Born in Iran, Abdoh splits his time between Tehran and New York City. He is the author of the novels “Tehran at Twilight,” “The Poet Game,” “Opium,” and “Out of Mesopotamia” and the editor of “Tehran Noir.” He is the director of the Undergraduate Creative Writing at CCNY. A wine reception follows the talk. Make reservations for the free event here.
When
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Where
Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
