Everything Sad is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri
Everything Sad is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri
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Everything Sad is Untrue
(a true story)

Author: Daniel Nayeri

Narrator: Daniel Nayeri

Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2020

Synopsis

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the
moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them, back to the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy...and further back to the fieldsnear the river Aras, where rain-soaked flowers
bled red like the yolk of the sunset had burst over everything, and further back still to the jasmine-scented city of Isfahan. Like Scheherazade in a hostile classroom, Daniel weaves a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. And it is (a true story).

About The Author

Daniel Nayeri is the publisher of Odd Dot, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, where he oversees a team of designers, editors, and inventors creating joyful books for curious minds. Daniel was born in Iran and spent several years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Straw House, Wood House, Brick House Blow: Four Novellas. He is a former professional pastry chef, and if he's not writing or baking, he's likely playing board games, or riding motorcycles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maggie on September 20, 2020

I was fortunate enough to pick up four Levine Querido arcs at ALA in January. FOUR. Truth: I was only supposed to take one, but I kept chatting with the rep there, and we'd talk about this book and that one, and he could tell I was so sincerely excited that he'd say, "Okay, here, take this one too .......more

Goodreads review by Tim on June 27, 2023

Daniel Nayeri's novel Everything Sad is Untrue has had numerous excellent reviews that are most informative. I recommend you check them out. I listened to the audiobook narrated by the author. I highly recommend it, but I'll warn you that there are a great many loosely connected stories at the begin......more

Goodreads review by Erin Entrada on March 16, 2021

This is—without a doubt—one of the best books I have ever read.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on September 28, 2022

SECOND READ: This time I read the print version and I have to say: The audio version is so fantastic. It really is fitting to hear Khosrou/Daniel tell his story, especially since it is framed as an oral storytelling. The book, however, allowed me to see the poetry in the text and to linger over the p......more

Goodreads review by K.J. on May 09, 2022

No review I write will adequately express how beautiful and delightful this book is. Two years ago a friend told me to read it, and then I, being stubborn as hell, withheld from myself one of the strangest and most stunning reads of recent years. I’m so glad I finally picked this up, and I hope you......more

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