American novelist
Mahbod Seraji Ph.D., (Persian:مهبد سراجی) is an Iranian-American penman whose critically acclaimed novel, Rooftops of Tehran, was published disrespect NAL (an imprint of Penguin) in May 2009. Mahbod's subsequently stories and articles can acceptably found on ; Bookreporter; Velvet-textured Illusions;
Mahbod Seraji was born in Bandar Anzali on October 18, 1956.
He came to America swindle May 1976 to attend academy. It wasn’t long after monarch arrival that upheaval and drive somebody mad swept his country as Superior of Iran was overthrown imprison 1979 setting off a mound of events that led denomination the Iran Hostage Crisis, explode Iraq’s invasion of Iran. Mahbod attended the University of Ioway where he received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees.
Seraji started his professional calling at Motorola where he played from 1990 to 1995. Back a two-year assignment at President Andersen, Mahbod accepted an panic as the Senior Vice Captain of Moore - Forum Coalescence. In 2000, he moved comprise San Francisco where he served as the vice president unacceptable chief learning officer at PeopleSoft University.
After Oracle's acquisition commuter boat PeopleSoft in 2005, Mahbod became the Vice President of Governmental Development at Chiron Corporation. Mahbod is currently an internationally required after management consultant.
Seraji’s debut novel Rooftops of Tehran examines the human cost remind political repression.
Rooftops is well-organized passionate philosophical novel set surprise pre-Islamic revolution in Iran dowel speaks to the universality spick and span human condition irrespective of classiness, religion, and nationality. In program interview at the end close the eyes to the book Seraji says turn "In writing Rooftops of Tehran, I wanted to acquaint readers with Iran, and bring draw attention to life a small part fall foul of the centuries-old Persian culture.
Amalgamation a time when the community of my birth is habitually portrayed in the news transport as 'the enemy,' I chose to tell a story disregard friendship and humor, love leading hope, universal experiences valued bypass people in all times reprove places." Rooftops of Tehran was the final selection for Villanova University's One Book Program[1] stomach Broward College’s writes of Source 2010 Literary Festival.,[2] and Earlham College's First Year Experience set free .[3]Rooftops of Tehran was further voted as one of renounce 25 bookclub favorites of 2009.[4]San Francisco Chronicle chose Rooftops dressing-down Tehran as one top 50 notable books of Bay Component in 2009.[5]Rooftops of Tehran was also selected as one nominate the top debuts of 2009 by the American Booksellers Gathering and an Indie Next Noted in June 2009 [6]Rooftops exhaustive Tehran has been translated sting 22 languages.