Name: "A Big True" (excerpt) by Dina Nayeri by The Southern Review/LSUP
Duration: 10 min 43 s
Description: In Dina Nayeri’s “A Big True,” we follow Rahad’s peripatetic life through relationships from Tehran to Times Square.

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In Dina Nayeri’s “A Big True,” we follow Rahad’s peripatetic life through relationships from Tehran to Times Square.

"A Big True" (excerpt) by Dina Nayeri

The Southern Review is one of the nation’s premiere literary journals. Hailed by Time as "superior to any other journal in the English language," we have made literary history since our founding in 1935. We publish a diverse array of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by the country’s—and the world’s—most respected contemporary writers.

Established at Louisiana State University, The Southern Review immediately became a literary tastemaker. The launch of The Southern Review came about "On a bright Sunday afternoon in late February, 1935," when Louisiana State University’s president drove his black Cadillac to Robert Penn Warren’s house in Baton Rouge to invite him, his wife, and their friend Albert Erskine on a drive to discuss creating a magazine of "distinctive character and quality." Cleanth Brooks and Charles W. Pipkin were consulted; both joined the editorial staff. The Southern Review’s first series ran 1935 to 1942 before closing due to the war. In 1965, the journal was revived under the editorship of Lewis P. Simpson and Donald E. Stanford, who launched the second series to great acclaim. LSU Press became The Southern Review’s publisher in 2011, allowing the journal to undertake new initiatives, such as reaching readers through a digital version in addition to the print quarterly.

"A Big True" (excerpt) by Dina Nayeri

The Southern Review/LSUP

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