Born in Iran, Yahya Gharagozlou earned an MFA from the University of New Hampshire. He has published short stories in The Kenyon an Massachusetts Review. The novel 1001: Persiranian Stories of Love and Revenge was a critical success, earning reviews such as this: It is rare — truly rare — to find the perfect blend of brilliant writing and great story telling. These books are the ones that settle into our souls, the characters become a part of our extended family, their travails and adventures influence us in unspoken ways, and they make us just a little better as people. Marquez, Allende, Khaled Hossein, Harper Lee… to this list I add Yahya Gharagozlou. He currently resides in Wellesley, Massachusetts.