Tehrangeles: A Novel Audiobook

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• [A] biting, clever tragicomic…Think: Reality TV, Los Angeles McMansions, and a fast food empire.

  — Nylon

• "Khakpour excels at the double edged coin of humor and tragedy.

  — Lit Hub

• Wry…[Khakpour] provides a vibrant sense of place and an indelible family portrait. This has plenty of heart.

  — Publishers Weekly

• [A] biting, clever tragicomic…Think: Reality TV, Los Angeles McMansions, and a fast food empire.

  — Nylon

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, and Library Journal

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME

• Porochista Khakpour is a treasure.

  — Elif Batuman

• The English language has a new master tickler and it is laughing out loud.

  — Gary Shteyngart

• "Khakpour [is] one of our best new satirists, partly because she is never as moving as when she is entirely sincere.

  — Alexander Chee

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Electric Literature, and Library Journal

• Like all great satires, Porochista Khakpour's Tehrangeles is both hilarious and heartfelt. With razor-sharp writing, Khakpour brings to life a family, a place, and a series of modern dilemmas that will leave you laughing, thinking, and wanting more.

  — Abdi Nazemian, author of Only This Beautiful Moment

• Funny, devastating, and filled with dazzlingly accurate observations about the absurdities of our age, this is a story and family that will stay with you long after you finish. It’s a giddy and gaudy life that the Milanis lead but underneath the bravado lies a tenderness that Khakpour reveals with playfulness and marvelous narrative style.

  — Marjan Kamali, author of The Stationery Shop

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• "Khakpour excels at the double edged coin of humor and tragedy.

  — Lit Hub

• A literary phenom.

  — Seattle Times

• Like all great satires, Porochista Khakpour's Tehrangeles is both hilarious and heartfelt. With razor-sharp writing, Khakpour brings to life a family, a place, and a series of modern dilemmas that will leave you laughing, thinking, and wanting more.

  — Abdi Nazemian, author of Only This Beautiful Moment

• Porochista Khakpour has lowkey written a hilarious book about a truly terrible time. Tehrangeles takes us inside the surreal world of the wealthy and beautiful Milani sisters, coming of age in an extraordinary time and posting it all—the good, the bad, the ridiculous—on social media.

  — Marcy Dermansky, author of Hurricane Girl

• Porochista Khakpour has lowkey written a hilarious book about a truly terrible time. Tehrangeles takes us inside the surreal world of the wealthy and beautiful Milani sisters, coming of age in an extraordinary time and posting it all—the good, the bad, the ridiculous—on social media.

  — Marcy Dermansky, author of Hurricane Girl

• Fun, frothy, smart, biting, and hilarious—an utterly unique kind of pandemic story. Full of surprising twists, this tale of family dysfunction, sisterly angst, and self-discovery made me laugh, think, cringe, and laugh some more. Like the most skilled of reality stars, the Milanis grabbed my attention and I couldn’t tear myself away!

  — Deepa Varadarajan, author of Late Bloomers

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• With a sharp eye for the chaos and complexities of family life and a breezy, Babitzian wit, Porochista Khakpour's Tehrangeles brings us the unforgettable story of the Milani sisters. At once moving family drama, sparkling intergenerational comedy, and perfectly-tuned portrait of our modern, social-media-obsessed condition, Tehrangeles is an endless delight.

  — Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car

• Porochista Khakpour has lowkey written a hilarious book about a truly terrible time. Tehrangeles takes us inside the surreal world of the wealthy and beautiful Milani sisters, coming of age in an extraordinary time and posting it all—the good, the bad, the ridiculous—on social media.

  — Marcy Dermansky, author of Hurricane Girl

• Fun, frothy, smart, biting, and hilarious—an utterly unique kind of pandemic story. Full of surprising twists, this tale of family dysfunction, sisterly angst, and self-discovery made me laugh, think, cringe, and laugh some more. Like the most skilled of reality stars, the Milanis grabbed my attention and I couldn’t tear myself away!

  — Deepa Varadarajan, author of Late Bloomers

• Like Little Women on an ayahuasca trip, Tehrangeles is delightfully twisted and heartfelt. If you set a TikTok mukbang at a Crazy Rich Persian wedding, you’d still have a long way to go to capture the extravagant eccentricities of the Milani sisters. Khakpour is a satirist extraordinaire who astutely captures the zeitgeist of a culture and a place where ‘reality’ is just something you livestream and truth is a billion times stranger than fiction. The antics and agonies of the Milani family had me googling pet psychics and turning the pages gleefully—at turns surprised and horrified, but always charmed and laughing so hard.

  — Kevin Kwan, author of Lies and Weddings

• Porochista Khakpour has lowkey written a hilarious book about a truly terrible time. Tehrangeles takes us inside the surreal world of the wealthy and beautiful Milani sisters, coming of age in an extraordinary time and posting it all—the good, the bad, the ridiculous—on social media.

  — Marcy Dermansky, author of Hurricane Girl

• Fun and compulsive but with her signature dayglo insight on every page, Khakpour has recast the beach read in her own image.

  — Emma Forrest, author of Your Voice in My Head

• A kind of hyperreal neon inversion of Little Women, if the March girls had to deal with hashtags, eating disorders, microaggressions, and group chats…Iranian and American cultures collide in a shower of glitter and tears in this sendup of the SoCal elite.

  — Kirkus

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• Fun, frothy, smart, biting, and hilarious—an utterly unique kind of pandemic story. Full of surprising twists, this tale of family dysfunction, sisterly angst, and self-discovery made me laugh, think, cringe, and laugh some more. Like the most skilled of reality stars, the Milanis grabbed my attention and I couldn’t tear myself away!

  — Deepa Varadarajan, author of Late Bloomers

• A literary phenom.

  — Seattle Times

• Khakpour’s wit has always been keen, and it’s hard to imagine a writer better positioned to take the concept of Shahs of Sunset and make it literary.

  — The Millions

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• Like Little Women on an ayahuasca trip, Tehrangeles is delightfully twisted and heartfelt. If you set a TikTok mukbang at a Crazy Rich Persian wedding, you’d still have a long way to go to capture the extravagant eccentricities of the Milani sisters. Khakpour is a satirist extraordinaire who astutely captures the zeitgeist of a culture and a place where ‘reality’ is just something you livestream and truth is a billion times stranger than fiction. The antics and agonies of the Milani family had me googling pet psychics and turning the pages gleefully—at turns surprised and horrified, but always charmed and laughing so hard.

  — Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians and Lies and Weddings

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• [An] irresistible voice…Compulsively readable…Think the Kardashians meet Little Women and Crazy Rich Asians…An indelible, uproarious snapshot of young womanhood.

  — Vogue

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Katie Couric Media, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• A kind of hyperreal neon inversion of Little Women, if the March girls had to deal with hashtags, eating disorders, microaggressions, and group chats…Iranian and American cultures collide in a shower of glitter and tears in this sendup of the SoCal elite.

  — Kirkus

• A fun and fabulous exploration of a slice of LA that I knew little about.

  — Katie Couric Media

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, New York Post, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Katie Couric Media, Seattle Times, and Library Journal

• [An] irresistible voice…Compulsively readable…Think the Kardashians meet Little Women and Crazy Rich Asians…An indelible, uproarious snapshot of young womanhood.

  — Vogue

• A wry, juicy satire that satisfied my urge for good sentences and great drama. Loosely, it’s Little Women meets Shahs of Sunset, with a cast of pitch-perfect characters who I found exasperating, heart-rending, and endlessly compelling…If you love talking to your smartest friends about the Bravoverse, this is the summer novel for you.

  — Lit Hub

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, New York Post, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The National, Nylon, Bustle, Our Culture, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Katie Couric Media, Seattle Times, Alta Journal, and Library Journal

• [An] irresistible voice…Compulsively readable…Think the Kardashians meet Little Women and Crazy Rich Asians…An indelible, uproarious snapshot of young womanhood.

  — Vogue

• [A] biting, clever tragicomic…Think: Reality TV, Los Angeles McMansions, and a fast food empire.

  — Nylon

• A literary phenom.

  — Seattle Times

• Get ready to meet your next favorite literary family…Tehrangeles is an iridescent satire that has its finger firmly on the pulse of our modern culture; a hilarious and tragic novel that quickly unravels into the delightful chaos of a dysfunctional family.

  — Chicago Review of Books

• A real crowd-pleaser.

  — Bustle

• A fun and fabulous exploration of a slice of LA that I knew little about.

  — Katie Couric Media

• Ultra-observant…In compulsively readable sections examining fame, identity, and family dynamics, the Milani family’s chapter is as exuberant as it is entertaining.

  — Our Culture

• Khakpour’s wit has always been keen, and it’s hard to imagine a writer better positioned to take the concept of Shahs of Sunset and make it literary.

  — The Millions

• Wry…[Khakpour] provides a vibrant sense of place and an indelible family portrait. This has plenty of heart.

  — Publishers Weekly

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, New York Post, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The Week, The National, Nylon, Bustle, Our Culture, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Katie Couric Media, Seattle Times, Alta Journal, and Library Journal

• Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, Vogue, New York Post, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, The Week, The National, Nylon, Bustle, Our Culture, Lit Hub, The Millions, Electric Literature, Katie Couric Media, Seattle Times, Chicago Review of Books, Alta Journal, Write or Die, and Library Journal

• Get ready to meet your next favorite literary family…Tehrangeles is an iridescent satire that has its finger firmly on the pulse of our modern culture; a hilarious and tragic novel that quickly unravels into the delightful chaos of a dysfunctional family.

  — Chicago Review of Books

• Imagine a social media savvy Little Women rooted in an Iranian-American enclave in Los Angeles, toss in a potential reality show, add a world-changing global pandemic and it still doesn’t fully encompass the twisty tumult and pleasure in Porochista Khakpour’s new novel, Tehrangeles…A pitch-perfect sendup of reality TV, the untruthiness of social media, and the challenge of living an authentic life in such murky waters. Khakpour’s sharp wit also examines cultural identity, assimilation, economic inequities, consumerism, and social mediafication of modern life, while never losing the main thread of this lively family…Memorable and outrageous.

  — Chicago Review of Books, "'Crazy Rich West Asians Meet Euphoria': Porochista Khakpour's Vibrant Novel, Tehrangeles"

• Get ready to meet your next favorite literary family…Tehrangeles is an iridescent satire that has its finger firmly on the pulse of our modern culture; a hilarious and tragic novel that quickly unravels into the delightful chaos of a dysfunctional family.

  — Chicago Review of Books, "12 Must-Read Books of June 2024"

• Khakpour’s prose is smart, sassy, and filled with pop culture references…Fans of shrewd and funny pop-culture satire and reality TV will consume this with delight.

  — Booklist

• A real crowd-pleaser.

  — Bustle

• “What if Little Women were a brilliant satire that featured über-wealthy Gen Y Iranian teenagers in Los Angeles?...Wonderfully campy.

  — Alta