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Marsha Mehran, Iranian-American author (died 2014)
Marsha Mehran was an Iranian novelist. Her works include the international bestsellers Pomegranate Soup (2005) and Rosewater and Soda Bread (2008). Marsha Mehran (Persian: مارشا مهران; born Mahsa Mehran; 11 November 1977 – April 2014) was an Iranian novelist. Mehran's parents divorced, and in the 1990s, Mehran and her mother came to New York.
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Marsha Mehran was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Marsha Mehran's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1977 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.62 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $49,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $16,009 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $2.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $2.23 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.13 | $0.73 |
| Population | 220.2M | 341 million |
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