An Iranian-American's Grand Tour of Exile

Midday on WNYC | Feb 21, 2018

Author Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses her new novel Call Me Zebra. It follows the journey of 22 year-old Zebra, who fled Iran with her family during the Iraq War and settled in New York. Following the death of both her parents, Zebra decides to make a "Grand Tour of Exile" and returns to Barcelona (her family's last stop before arriving in the United States) in an effort to reclaim her past. 

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi will be in conversation with Weike Wang at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop on February 21st at 7 pm and will be in conversation with Lynne Tillman at Books Are Magic on February 23rd at 7:30 pm.

This segment is guest hosted by Jami Floyd.

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