Farewell, Fair Child

About the Book

The book is about a young man's coming of age while going through four years of high school. It is autobiographical, but not an autobiography. It also has allusions to the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, and some references to Catcher in the Rye. It is in three parts, with a prologue and an epilogue. Part one covers freshman year, part two sophomore and junior years, and part three senior year. As mentioned, it involves the social and sexual awakening of a young man, and it covers the years of childhood to adolescence. There is also a brief section about the young man's native country of Iran.

About the Author

Born in Iran. Came to U.S. at age ten. Went to high school and college in New Jersey. Worked for two newspapers. Teacher of English and drama for 32 years. Acted in and directed several plays in school. Have dabbled in writing: poems, plays, short stories. Mainly interested in novel form.