Background
Dora Levy Mossanen was born in Mandate Palestine.
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Her published works include Harem (2002), Los Angeles Times and Denver Post best-seller Courtesan (2005), Denver Post best-seller The Last Romanov (2012), and Scent of Butterflies (2014). She is a graduate of the University of Southern California Masters of Professional Program and is the recipient of the San Diego State University Editor"s Choice Award. She moved to Iran with her family when she was nine.
She joined a family whose roots went back 2,500 years in Persia.
The Islamic Revolution of 1979, the fall of the shah, and arrival of the Ayatollah Khomeini forced Mossanen and her family to leave Iran. They settled in California and became part of what is now the largest Iranian community in the United States.
In 1986, Dora obtained a bachelor"s degree in English literature from the University of California Los Angeles, and in 1990 completed her master"s degree in creative writing from University of Southern California. Dora Levy Mossanen is a frequent contributor to numerous media outlets including The Huffington Post, The Jewish Journal, The Denver Post and Sh"ma.
She has been featured on KCRW: The Politics of Culture, Radio Iran and numerous television programs.
In 2010, Dora was accepted as contributor to the Bread Loaf Writers" Conference.
