In the modern world, many people may find themselves as immigrants who have left an old life behind or even as refugees who have been forced away from their own people and culture. One fascinating look at how being a refugee, especially as a child, can shape a person’s experience of the world is found in Daniel Nayeri’s autobiographical novel Everything Sad is Untrue. Written from the viewpoint of young Daniel, the book delves into the experience of the Nayeri family as they were forced to...