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Marjan Kamali


Turkey

Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and New York University. Her work has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in two anthologies: Tremors and Let Me Tell You Where I've Been.

An excerpt from The Stationery Shop was published in Solstice Literary Magazine and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her debut novel Together Tea was a Massachusetts Book Award Finalist, an NPR WBUR Good Read, and a Target Emerging Author Selection. Marjan lives with her husband and two children in the Boston area.

 

Genres: Literary Fiction, General Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Novels
   Together Tea (2013)
   The Stationery Shop (2019)
     aka The Stationery Shop of Tehran
   The Lion Women of Tehran (2024)
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