Porochista Khakpour is the author of the novel “Sons and Other Flammable Objects” (Grove Press).
The New York Times noted its “Punchy conversation, vivid detail, sharp humor — biting humor and acute cultural observations — Khakpour brings her characters vividly to life.” The New Yorker observed that, “The characters burst from the page in fiery exchanges, while their chaotic inner lives are conveyed with witty precision.”
Her writing has also appeared in the Chicago Reader, the Village Voice, Paper, Nylon and Nerve, among many other publications.
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars master’s program, Khakpour was born in Tehran, Iran, raised in Los Angeles, and now lives in New York.
Visit her online at porochistakhakpour.blogspot.com.
