Dalia Sofer (, born 1972) is an Iranian-born American writer.

Early life and education Born in Tehran, Iran, she was raised in a Jewish family during revolutionary Iran. At age 11 she moved to New York City. Later she studied French literature at NYU with a minor in creative writing. She received an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her first novel, The Septembers of Shiraz, was published in 2007. A film adaption, starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek in the lead roles, was released in 2015.

Awards and recognition Sofer is the recipient of the 2008 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for The Septembers of Shiraz. She has also won a 2007 Whiting Award for fiction, and has been a resident at Yaddo.

Books The Septembers of Shiraz (2007) Man of My Time (2020)

See also

List of Iranian women writers and poets

References

External links Profile at The Whiting Foundation New York Times Questions for Dalia Sofer