Pooneh Rohi

Pooneh Rohi was born in Iran, but grew up in Stockholm. She is currently working on her doctorate in linguistics. The Arab is her debut novel.


Articles by Pooneh Rohi

A bowl of Persian Tahchin, a golden baked rice cake with saffron, chicken, barberries, and nuts, sits on a patterned Heim cloth. A side dish of yogurt-cucumber sauce is in the background. Almonds are scattered nearby.
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Monday September 11

from The Arab

It doesn’t matter how many times I tell her—she’s simply incapable of cooking just a few things when she has visitors.