The One & Only Googoosh
Iran's Beloved Superstar
$36.44
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2024
Summary
A celebration of one of Iran’s most iconic musical artists.
The legendary Iranian singer and actress Googoosh (born Faegheh Atashin) made her stage debut at age two while performing alongside her acrobat father. By the time she reached adulthood, she was widely considered to be Iran’s first superstar. Googoosh was in the prime of her career and on the brink of international stardom, but after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, she was silenced and disappeared from public life for over twent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593114636 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593114639 |
| Author: | Azadeh Westergaard |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 275mm x 226mm x 10mm |
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A Bank Street College of Education 2025 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award Winner
An ALSC 2025 Notable Children’s Book
Winner of the 2025 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration
★ “Westergaard’s highly dimensional collage work, patterned and embellished with block prints, brush pens, and colored pencil, leans into portraiture and stage scenes in this ode to a beloved figure—’our one and only/ Googoosh.‘” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “More than just a loving tribute to one particular singer, this is a rich concoction of immigrant yearning … A radiant love letter to a treasured artist—and to a long gone way of life.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Complex and painstaking illustrations—tea-dyed paper, block prints of hand-carved stamps, brush pens, colored pencils, and collages of paper and cardboard—showcase the art as a clear labor of love. The text is lyrically and sensorialy evocative, conveying devotion to country and pain of separation.” —The Horn Book, starred review
“This picture-book biography offers loving tribute, not only to Googoosh’s career but to pre-revolutionary Iran, as the author shares childhood memories of favorite foods, sights, and sounds, including dancing and singing with friends to Googoosh’s latest releases. This is a lovely celebration on an iconic performer.” —Booklist
“Enticing glimpses of both a country’s troubled history and of a cultural icon who will be new to most young audiences.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Azadeh Westergaard
Azadeh Westergaard received her BA from Harvard College and MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of A Life Electric- The Story of Nikola Tesla. Originally from Iran, she grew up in the United States and now lives in New York City with her husband and three boys.
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