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A mother of two, Rahela Nayebzadah holds a PhD in the Faculty of Education from the University of British Columbia. Currently, she is a schoolteacher. Her autobiographical novel, Jeegareh Ma (2012), was based on her family's migration to Canada from Afghanistan.
Monster Child (2021)
Join Rahela Nayebzadah and Tsering Yangzom Lama as they share their groundbreaking debut works, each portraying the effects of displacement and relocation on families.
The authors of some of British Columbia’s best fiction will be reading from their celebrated novels, as well as discussing their books and writing.
The Word On The Street presents Fabulist Fiction: Exploring Identity through Magical Realism with Rahela Nayebzadah
