Attend the free book release and discussion of “A Good Country” by Laleh Khadivi at City Lights Books on Thursday, June 8th, at 7:00 pm in San Francisco, California.
“A Good Country” is a timely novel about the radicalization of a Muslim teen in California–about where identity truly lies, and how you find it.
About the book: “Laguna Beach, California, 2010. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old straight-A student and chemistry whiz, takes his first hit of pot. In as long as it takes to inhale and exhale, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, takes up surfing, and sneaks away to all-night raves. For the first time, Reza–now Rez–feels like an American teen. Life is smooth; even lying to his strict parents comes easily.”
