Parvaneh Saravani

Parvaneh Saravani’s debut novel, Blood Orange, which won the Mandaegar First Novel Award, explores the trials and resilience of a family united by love. Holding a master’s degree in Persian language and literature, Saravani began her literary journey as a teenager by publishing poetry in newspapers and magazines. Blood Orange tells the story of a mother’s love that protects and drives the protagonist beyond borders, risking everything to secure a better life for her sons, standing at the threshold between life and death.