The Revolution of Heavenly Bodies & Other Stories

Set primarily in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Kareem Tayyar’s The Revolution of Heavenly Bodies & Other Stories is a lyrical collection of fiction in the spirit of Bernard Malamud, Sherman Alexie, and Aimee Bender. From an Iranian man recalling his escape from Tehran in the wake of the revolution, to a Lebanese woman hitchhiking across the United States months after fleeing the Civil War in Beirut, to a mystery novelist discovering his father’s act of private generosity during World War II, these stories chronicle the various struggles, joys, tragedies, and complexities of immigration, middle-age, romantic love, psychological trauma, artistic creativity, and personal freedom.