Azin Sametipour

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Azin Sametipour's debut novel, Tehran Moonlight, set in contemporary Iran, was awarded a starred review by Publishers Weekly and Best in the House by Authors in the House@ Grubstreet/Muse 2015 Boston. Azin was born and raised in Tehran, Iran and moved to the United States at the age of 18. She currently lives in Northern California.

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Azin Sametipour The idea of Tehran Moonlight came to me when I was visiting my family in Iran and saw how much the country and the culture had changed since I left. I…moreThe idea of Tehran Moonlight came to me when I was visiting my family in Iran and saw how much the country and the culture had changed since I left. I liked how the girls had more freedom and I also envied them since I didn’t possess that freedom when I was living there. But I knew that even the society had opened up to some extent, not all the families were willing to accept that and let their daughters to live their lives the way they wanted to. Mahtab, the protagonist in Tehran Moonlight, is one of those girls. (less)
Azin Sametipour When I have a block, I first stop pushing myself to write and start reading what I’ve written from the very beginning. This allows me to reset and ref…moreWhen I have a block, I first stop pushing myself to write and start reading what I’ve written from the very beginning. This allows me to reset and refresh my mind. I also find that sometimes if I skip a chapter or two and write the chapters that I can visualize in my mind and then cycle back to where I left off; things seem to come together again.
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“On the misty window of her room, she let her finger trace a broken line. She was that line.”
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“It was a sin. Kissing a guy who wasn't betrothed to her was wrong in every way. Everyone knew that. It was haram. Forbidden. You would go to hell for that...”
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“Like spilled water, once a girl's reputation is ruined, it will never come back”
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“It was a sin. Kissing a guy who wasn't betrothed to her was wrong in every way. Everyone knew that. It was haram. Forbidden. You would go to hell for that...”
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“Mahtab looked out of the window at the moon clearing the rooftops, bathing everything around in its silver light. She sighed, envying Nasim's freedom. For just like Mahtab's namesake, as the moonlight was beholden to the sun, she was beholden to her family.”
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“She closed her eyes and forgot about everything. Forgot that this was a sin and that it was forbidden in her faith. All she coukd think of was that she was awake. Awakened by love. Awakened by Ethan.”
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