Mahbod Seraji
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Mahbod Seraji was born in Iran in and came to the US in May of He received his BS in Civil Engineering, MA in Broadcasting and Film, and Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Iowa. Rooftops of Tehran was an Indie Next Notable in June, picked in the Outstanding Debut Category for Fall Winter by the American Booksellers Association, and was selected for the University of Villanova's One Book Program, and Broward College's wRites of Spring Mahbod lives in the San Francisco Bay area where he's finishing his second book.
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Rooftops Of Tehran, MayTrade Size
Background
Authorial Context: Mahbod Seraji and the History of Iran
Mahbod Seraji moved to the US from Iran when he was He studied at the University of Iowa and graduated with an MA in Film and Broadcasting and a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology. Back when he was a year-old in Iran, Seraji fell in love with stories while sitting on his rooftop and reading a Farsi version of Jack London’s White Fang. He was enamored with the way stories could transport readers to places they had never visited (Seraji, Mahbod. “Home.” Rooftops of Tehran.)
On his website and in a note to the reader at the end of Rooftops of Tehran, Seraji says that one of the reasons he felt compelled to write the novel was to add a new perspective on how the world, especially the Western world, views Iran. By highlighting community and friendship in the lives of his characters, who are teenagers learning to navigate their emotions and lives in a politically charged environment, Seraji wanted to show that love, friendship, laughter, and grief are universal human traits and emotions. Seraji wanted to humanize the Iranian people and Persian culture, offering a counterpoint to Western media
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Inspired by his love for Jack London's writing, Mahbod Seraji decided to start writing himself. In his first novel, Rooftops of Tehran, he aimed to bring a piece of Persian culture and life closer to his readers. As the born Iranian felt that his country was portrayed only negatively in the modern media, especially American news, he wanted to write a story that was different to what people hear every day. It should be something about love and hope that shows the audience what they often disregard, the humans living in Iran.
He personally stated that he wanted the reader to loose themselves with the characters in the alleys at night in Tehran. He wanted his characters to become friends, so the reader understands the problems of the regime, understands the trouble these good people have to go through living in this world. Aimed mainly at the reader from the United States, as Seraji moved there from Iran, the novel has been translate
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novelist
Mahbod Seraji Doctor of Philosophy, is an Iranian-American author whose critically acclaimed novel, Rooftops of Tehran, was published by NAL in May
Background
Mahbod Seraji was born in Bandar Anzali on October 18,
Education
Mahbod attended the University of Iowa where he received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees.
Career
Mahbod&#;s short stories and articles can be found on Bookreporter; Velvet Illusions.
He came to America in May to attend college.
lieutenant wasn’t long after his arrival that upheaval and turmoil swept his country as Shah of Iran was overthrown in setting off a series of events that led to the Iran Hostage Crisis, and Iraq’s invasion of Iran.
Seraji started his professional career at Motorola where he worked from to After a two-year assignment at Arthur Andersen, Mahbod accepted an appointment as the Senior Vice President of Moore - Forum Alliance.
In , he moved to San Francisco where he served as the vice president and chief learning officer at PeopleSoft University. After Oracle&#;s acquisition of PeopleSoft in , Mahbod became the Vice Pre
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