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Acclaimed video artist Navid Sinaki’s debut novel, Medusa of the Roses, is a queer love story set amid the repressive policies of modern-day Iran. Informed by Hollywood noir, Persian folktales, and Greek myth, it’s been called “stunning” by Publishers Weekly. Caro De Robertis’s latest novel, The Palace of Eros, is about another pair of lovers, under threat not from the government but from the gods. Join these two accomplished novelists for a conversation about myth-inflected fiction, the queer love story as a vehicle for interrogating society, the intersections of desire and freedom, and much more. Moderated by novelist Jasmin Darznik. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation
Book sales for this event coordinated by City Lights.
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Jasmin Darznik

Jasmin Darznik is the New York Times bestselling author of three books, most recently The Bohemians. She is a professor and chair of the MFA program in creative writing at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
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Caro De Robertis

Caro De Robertis is the award-winning and bestselling author of several books, including The Palace of Eros, The President and the Frog, Cantoras, and more. Their work has been translated into eighteen languages and has garnered numerous honors including a fellowship from the National... Read More →
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Navid Sinaki

Navid Sinaki is an artist and writer from Tehran who currently lives in Los Angeles. His works have been exhibited at museums and art houses around the world, including the Lincoln Center, British Film Institute, Cineteca Nacional in Mexico, and the Modern Museum in Stockholm. His... Read More →

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