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The Myth of Inspiration & The Cost of Assimilation | Michael Shokrian
The Hook What happens when the parts of your identity you try to erase are exactly what make you valuable?
The Episode In Episode 78 (Book of Tales 08), Paul deconstructs the illusion of cultural assimilation and the brutal reality of the creative process with attorney, publisher, and author Michael Isaac Shokrian.
Centered around his debut novel, American Playground, Michael details his jarring transition from Tehran to 1970s Los Angeles as a seven-year-old. He explains why he adopted Bugs Bunny as his cultural guide and exposes the hidden, often irreversible costs of compromising your…
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