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]
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 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, was released on July 2, 2024 from Simon & Schuster. Her work has been translated into over 20 languages and published in countries around the world.
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