Tehrangeles A Novel by Porochista Khakpour

“Delightfully twisted and heartfelt...Khakpour is a satirist extraordinaire...The antics & agonies of the Milani family had me googling pet psychics & turning the pages gleefully—at turns surprised & horrified, but always charmed & laughing so hard." —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians and Lies & Weddings

Iranian-American multimillionaires Ali & Homa Milani have it all—a McMansion in the hills of Los Angeles, a microwaveable snack empire, and four spirited daughters. There’s Violet, the big-hearted aspiring model; Roxanna, the chaotic influencer; Mina, the chronically-online overachiever; & the impressionable health fanatic Haylee. On the verge of landing their own reality TV show, the Milanis realize their deepest secrets are about to be dragged out into the open before the cameras even roll. 

Each of the Milanis—even their aloof Persian cat Pari—has something to hide, but the looming scrutiny of fame also threatens to bring the family closer than ever. Dramatic, biting yet full of heart, Tehrangeles is a tragicomic saga about high-functioning family dysfunction & the ever-present struggle to accept one’s true self.

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Porochista Khakpour’s debut novel Sons & Other Flammable Objects was a NY Times Editor’s Choice, one of the Chicago Tribune’s Fall’s Best, & the 2007 California Book Award winner in the “First Fiction” category. Her second novel The Last Illusion was a 2014 "Best Book of the Year" according to NPR, Kirkus, Buzzfeed, Popmatters, Electric Literature, etc