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“The revolution is not only inevitable, it is imminent. It is not only imminent, it is quite imminent. And when the time comes, my father will lead it.” With a remarkable ability to capture life's absurdities, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh presents a poignant and humorous memoir shaped by his surreal childhood in the Socialist Workers Party. His Iranian-born father and American Jewish mother shared a steadfast belief in an impending workers’ revolution. Separated since he was nine months old, they each chased their vision of a perfect socialist society. Saïd navigates a childhood spent bouncing between makeshift apartments in Pittsburgh, falling asleep at political meetings, and yearning for the comforts he is taught to reject, all while waiting for a revolution that never comes. His mother reassures him that it’s “soon,” while his father, absent for years, runs as a socialist presidential candidate in an Iran on the brink of upheaval. The hostage crisis marks a turning point, as Saïd encounters the word “Iran” for the first time in school, prompting him to grapple with his complex identity as an American, an Iranian, a Jew, and a middle-schooler who loves football and video games. This memoir beautifully balances tragedy and farce, showcasing a young writer's struggle to forge his own life and voice amid the powerful mythologies of his upbringing.