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One & Only Googoosh, The: Iran's Beloved Superstar
Azadeh Westergaard
Illustrator: Azadeh Westergaard
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-11463-6
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Iran, Iranian Revolution of 1979, exiles, music
Iran's most famous singer, even when she was a child, was forced to stop performing after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Written in the second person. Collages. Author's note.