![]() Even with just $48,000 left from his esteemed career in Iran, some of which he’s marked for his son’s college education, Behrani steadfastly presents the façade of being “well off” at his wife’s wishes: he foots the bill for his daughter’s elaborate nuptials and the lavish apartment his family more than comfortably resides in. Decorated Colonel Massoud Behrani, formerly of the Iranian Air Force, is now a day laborer in California. House of Sand and Fog is a tour de force of Shakespearean consequence in which you’ll empathize with and loathe both sides. ![]() It amazes me whenever I pick up House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III how this very pursuit can bring out the ugliness in people, unearthing surprising truths and resulting in dire consequences. We too were in a spirited pursuit of the all-American dream home: bedrooms with private bathrooms, pockets of burgundy garden mulch encasing a pristine lawn in a quiet suburban neighborhood. When my parents purchased a home on Long Island, it felt like another gold star to our “pursuit of happiness” scorecard. ![]()
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