Sebastopol - Jasmin Darznik’s spellbinding debut novel is based on the life of the rebel poet Forough Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad defied Iranian society to find both her voice and love, inspiring generations of women to come. To this day represents the birth of feminism in Iran. Jasmin Darznik skillfully uses the lens of fiction to capture the tenacity, spirit, and ecstatic turmoil of this iconic woman’s story.