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Terence Ward's critically acclaimed memoir Searching for Hassan narrates the story of an American family's odyssey back to Iran. The passion and love that drives their search and miraculous encounter lives on today in many forms. The author will describe the impact of this bond between the Ward and Ghasemi family and reflect on past and future. Ward's deeply human
story has become a bestseller in both Iran and in America.
TERENCE WARD is a writer and documentary producer who grew up in Iran during the 1960’s. His book, Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran is a vivid account his family’s odyssey back to Iran after 30 years. It became a cult classic in America, a best seller in Iran and is being developed as the first American/Iranian co-production for a feature film to be shot in Iran since the Revolution. The miraculous encounter lives on today in many forms. In Isfahan, Hassan has been publicly celebrated for “infusing in this American family, a deep love for his culture.”