5/21/2023 0 Comments The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian![]() In Los Angeles, 17-year-old Babak “Bobby” Jafarzadeh, Moud’s grandfather, desperately wants to tell Vicente, his Mexican American best friend, that he loves him. It’s there Saeed meets and starts to fall for beautiful Shirin, a fellow protester. He’s going to a student protest, a risky activity he conceals from his parents. The perspective then shifts to that of 18-year-old Saeed Jafarzadeh in 1978, during the Iranian revolution. As they’re visiting a country where gay people are confronted with violence or worse, this trip is a source of conflict between Moud and Shane, his White boyfriend. ![]() He’ll be visiting Iran with his dad, Saeed, to spend time with Baba, his terminally ill grandfather. Seventeen-year-old Moud Jafarzadeh is removing all traces of gayness from his social media before he leaves Los Angeles for Tehran. A textured novel that uncovers secrets spanning three generations of an Iranian family. ![]()
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