An Iran-geles romance

By Kevin Roderick | July 8, 2003 7:15 PM

On NPR's "Morning Edition" tomorrow, and currently on the NPR website, Renee Montagne interviews Diana Abu-Jaber about her book Crescent, set among the community of Iranian and Arab immigrants in Los Angeles. The story revolves around an Iraqi-American woman, Sirine, who falls in love with Hanif, an Iraqi exile. On the website is part of the first chapter and audio from an April interview with Terri Gross on "Fresh Air."

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