Journey from the Land of No

The New Student Reader Program kicks off the 2009 academic year with 'Journey from the Land of No', a marvelous memoir by author Roya Hakakian.

"In Journey from the Land of No Roya Hakakian recalls her childhood and adolescence in prerevolutionary Iran with candor and verve. The result is a beautifully written coming-of-age story about one deeply intelligent and perceptive girl’s attempt to find an authentic voice of her own at a time of cultural closing and repression. Remarkably, she manages to re-create a time and place dominated by religious fanaticism, violence, and fear with an open heart and often with great humor."

More information about the book, the author, and the 2009 New Student Reader program - including information on a public talk by the author, book signings, an art/essay contest for incoming students, and much much more - can be found at www.salisbury.edu/library/newstudentreader