Sanam Mahloudji

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Sanam Mahloudji
Born
Tehran
Alma mater
Occupation Author, novelist, short story writer
WorksThe Persians
Awards
Website sanammahloudji.com  
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Sanam Mahloudji is an Iranian-American writer. Her debut novel, The Persians, was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction. [1]

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Early life

Mahloudji was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, California, her family having moved to the United States after the Iranian Revolution. [2] Prior to her career as a writer, Mahloudji worked as a lawyer. [3] She began writing short stories after her father's death in 2010. [4]

Career

She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and was also nominated for the Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.[ citation needed ]

Mahloudji's work has been published in the Idaho Review , the Kenyon Review , and McSweeney's Quarterly . [5] Her short story "Auntie Shirin" was published in McSweeney's in 2018. It later became the basis for her debut novel, The Persians. [6]

The Persians was published in 2024 by Fourth Estate, after a five-way auction for the rights. [7] The novel spans seventy years of Iranian history, telling the story of five women across three generations, [8] and was positively received by critics. [9] [10] [11] [12] It was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction [1] and the 2025 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. [13]

Personal life

Mahloudji is married and moved to London with her husband in 2017, where she currently resides. [2] She has two children. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Brame, Jasmine (2025-04-02). "Announcing the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist!". Women's Prize. Archived from the original on 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  2. 1 2 Mahloudji, Sanam (2025-03-25). "The Power of Absence: How Loss Can Help Fuel a Creative Life". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  3. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (2025-03-11). "5 Iranian Women are at the Forefront of New Fiction Release, The Persians". Vogue Arabia. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  4. ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (2025-04-05). "How embracing her heritage allowed Sanam Mahloudji to write 'The Persians'". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  5. 1 2 "Sanam Mahloudji". Wasafiri . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Brame, Jasmine (2025-03-14). "In conversation with Sanam Mahloudji". Women's Prize. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Fourth Estate triumphs in five-way auction for Mahloudji's 'divine pleasure' of a debut". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  8. ↑ Rahimi, Rosa. "70 years of Iranian history through five women in The Persians". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  9. ↑ Bonet, Anna (2025-06-11). "I've read every novel on the Women's Prize shortlist – this is the one you need to read". The i Paper. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Client Challenge". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  11. ↑ Cannon, Joanna (2025-01-25). "The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji review – women on the edge". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Hephzibah (2025-02-02). "The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji review – highly entertaining matrilineal saga". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  13. ↑ Salam, Sabah (2025-10-28). "Richard Ayoade among authors in running to have pig named after book". The Guardian . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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