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Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion on his book, "It Snows in This House" 

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November 3, 2022
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thompson Library, Room 165

Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion, an Iranian prominent fiction writer and activist, will give a talk at OSU on Thursday, November 3rd on his book, "It Snows in This House." He will give the talk in English at 5:00pm and Persian at 6:00pm

Dr. Esmaeilion started his career as a writer 25 years ago and won a number of prizes for his novels and short story collections. More than two years ago, he lost his daughter and wife on the PS752 flight, which was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He has recently published a memoir and two pieces of fiction in Persian. His talk will be about these published works. It is a book launch, so people could buy the book with cash or check.