As he tells this story, he switches between others to keep his reader’s attention, much like Scheherazade.ĭaniel explains that his stepfather Ray beats his mother, but she divorced and married him again both at the pastor’s suggestion that Ray has repented and because she needs the money. He recounts the stories of his great-grandmother, who was robbed of her inheritance and whose husband was killed. In return, Daniel tells us the story of Baker and Tamar, a tragic love story, but he still worries that he will forget his past. He also tells readers to call him Daniel, to not worry about trying to pronounce Khosrou.ĭaniel’s father Massoud calls once a month, emphasizing that Daniel needs to remember his heritage. His mom had to flee Iran because she became a Christian, which was illegal. Khosrou begins with the first memory of his Baba Haji, his grandfather, who remains in Iran while Khosrou lives with his mother Sima and sister Dina in Oklahoma. He immediately references 1,001 Nights and the story of Scheherazade telling story after story to a king to stay alive. He suggests that Persians are liars, but rather, they are poets who are trying to grapple with remembering and recounting thousands of years of history.
The novel begins with Khosrou Nayeri explaining that “All Persians are liars and lying is a sin” (1). This study guide refers to the 2020 edition of Everything Sad is Untrue published by Levine Querido. Printz Award, the Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children’s Literature, and the Middle East Book Award for Literature. Everything Sad is Untrue won the Michael L.
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