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Laleh Khadivi

ラレ・ハディヴィ

Laleh Khadivi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1977 （Isfahan, Iran）
Nationality
Iranian
Languages
English, Persian
Residence History
San Francisco Bay Area, United States → San Francisco, California

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Filmmaker
Active Years
2001-2024
Affiliations
Emory University, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco

Education

Reed College
Degree: B.A.
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: United States
Mills College
Degree: M.F.A.
Year of Graduation: 2006
Country: United States

Awards

Whiting Award
2008
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: Winner
Carl Djerassi Fellowship
Organization: Djerassi Foundation
Result: Recipient
Emory Fiction Fellowship
2008
Organization: Emory University
Result: Fellow
Soros Foundation Award
Organization: Soros Foundation
Result: Recipient

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Age of Orphans

2009 Historical novel

The story of a Kurdish boy whose father is killed in a battle with the Iranian army in 1921. The boy is captured, becomes a soldier and eventually is turned into an oppressor of his own people.

Kurdish fateLoss of identityTransformation into oppressor
Translations
  • Dutch
  • Hebrew
  • Italian

The Walking

2013 Novel

A Good Country

2017 Novel

A Map to the Dead

2006 Thesis

Bibliography

  • A Map to the Dead (2006)
  • The Age of Orphans (2009)
  • The Walking (2013)
  • A Good Country (2017)

Translations of Works

  • Translations of The Age of Orphans into Dutch, Hebrew, Italian

Legacy

Iranian-American novelist and filmmaker known for her works exploring Kurdish history and immigrant identities.