Marjan Kamali (born 1971) is an Iranian-American novelist and author.[1] She is a 2022 NEA Literature Fellow.[2]

Biography

Kamali 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 and was a Massachusetts Book Award finalist.

Books

References

  1. "Author Kamali speaks at Needham Library". Hometown Weekly. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. 1 2 ""A conversation with Iranian-American novelist Marjan Kamali, NEA Art Works Podcast"". 2022-03-11.
  3. Emilia Poppe Mountain (August 2014). "Marjan Kamali". Boston Athenæum.
  4. ""About the Author: Marjan Kamali"". Simon & Schuster.


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