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A conversation with Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad is Untrue. Catered reception and book signing to follow.
Co-sponsors: Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, Creative Writing Program, Initiative on Race and Resilience
Join the Center for Social Concerns on home football weekends for MVP Fridays: lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose.
Daniel Nayeri was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story), winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Middle Eastern Book Award. He lives in the US with his wife and son.