Iranian-born writer Farnoosh Moshiri earned degrees from the College of Dramatic Arts of Tehran, University of Iowa, and University of Houston. In 1983, she fled her country and lived in refugee camps of Afghanistan and India for four years before emigrating to the U.S. in 1987. Her novels and story collections include At the Wall of the Almighty; The Bathhouse; The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree; and Against Gravity. Her many awards include the Barbara Deming Award, a grant to feminist writers whose work speaks of peace and social justice. Her recent novel, Against Gravity, was chosen by Barnes and Noble for their "Discover New Writers" Series and by Borders Books as an "Original Voices" selection.
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