Disoriental

Kimiâ Sadr sits in a Paris fertility clinic, reflecting on her family’s flight from Iran after the Islamic Revolution and her journey toward self-understanding in exile. Weaving together political history, generational memory, and personal identity, the novel blends humor and heartbreak in a richly layered narrative of queerness, diaspora, and becoming.

~ Included for its powerful portrayal of a queer woman navigating cultural inheritance, displacement, and the search for belonging across borders and generations. ~