“I…support…the popular and critically acclaimed Iranian writer, Moniro Ravanipour. Moniro is best known in Iran for her unique style of writing: her juxtaposition of Southern Iran’s rich mythology and lore with contemporary narratives that embrace personal as well as social and political themes. Her novels, while belonging to a particular time and space are universal, and speak to people from different parts of the world.
—Azar Nafisi, Author of Reading Lolita in Tehran

Moniro Ravanipour, an Iranian-American author, was born in Jofreh, a village on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Her birthplace has had a substantial impact on her writing career as the setting for her book The Drowned, which brought her overnight nationwide recognition and is a defining work of Eastern Magical Realism. Her book These Crazy Nights tells the story of a nurse stationed by the Iran-Iraq War and depicts the tragedy, harshness, and persecutions of the regime.

Her works are banned in her former country, but are available in Persian and in English translation on Amazon. Moniro has faced heartbreak and hardship for her work. Her 19-year-old brother was executed by the Islamic regime; one of her sisters and her husband were sentenced to death, but escaped. Moniro herself was on the run, arrested, but finally released.

Moniro has written children’s stories, short stories, novels, and screenplays. Her short stories have been translated into many languages and published in PEN America, World Literature Today, and CONSEQUENCE Magazine. She has also given presentations around the world in countries such as Germany (House of World culture-3 times. Berlin Conference 2000 and Goethe Institute), France (La Maison des Ecrivains 2000), Italy (Florence), Sweden (Gothenburg Cultural Festival for Art and Culture-2 times), England, Turkey, Canada, and in more than thirty-two-states of the United States. She received fellowships from Brown University and Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

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