Hadi and His Alam
Date
Thu October 25th 2018, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Event Sponsor
Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies
Location
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker: Hadi Khorsandi
Hadi Khorsandi is a UK-based, exiled Iranian satirist and poet. He published “Asghar Agha” weekly for 30 years. He is the recipient of several awards and continues to perform comedy shows in Europe and the US. His new book The Fake Diaries of Alam is a spoof on The Diaries of Alam, one of the best-selling Iranian books in recent years by the powerful court minister Asadollah Alam about his relationship with the Shah. Khorsandi will read excerpts from the book with anecdotes and jokes.
Mr. Khorsandi will have copies of his book available for purchase and will sign copies after the event.
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iranianstudies [at] stanford.edu
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