Marjan Kamali (born 1971) is an Iranian-American novelist and author. Her novels have been published in more than 20 languages and have received both national and international acclaim[1] She is a 2022 NEA Literature Fellow.[2]
Biography
editKamali was born in Turkey to Iranian parents. She soon moved to Iran where she lived for a few years, followed by Hamburg, Germany where she started school. She subsequently lived in Kenya and Iran again before settling in the U.S. in 1982.[2]
Kamali received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from Columbia University, and an MFA from New York University.[3][4]
Her first novel, Together Tea, was published in 2013 by Ecco/HarperCollins and was a Massachusetts Book Award finalist. Her second novel, "The Stationery Shop", was published by Gallery/Simon&Schuster in 2019 and became a national and international bestseller. Her third novel, "The Lion Women of Tehran" comes out on July 2, 2024 from Simon&Schuster. Her work has been translated in over 20 languages and published in countries around the world. She wrote many books as well
Books
edit- Together Tea. New York: Ecco Press/HarperCollins, 2013.
- The Stationery Shop. New York: Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 2019.
- " The Lion Women of Tehran". New York: Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 2024.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Author Kamali speaks at Needham Library". Hometown Weekly. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ a b ""A conversation with Iranian-American novelist Marjan Kamali, NEA Art Works Podcast"". 2022-03-11.
- ^ Emilia Poppe Mountain (August 2014). "Marjan Kamali". Boston Athenæum.
- ^ ""About the Author: Marjan Kamali"". Simon & Schuster.
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