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dalia sofer -lsb- http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-103245/dalia-sofer on harper collins -rsb- tehran , iran american the septembers of shiraz 1972 dalia sofer
 dalia sofer writer
dalia sofer

dalia sofer -lrb- born 1972 -rrb- is an iranian-born american writer .
born in tehran , iran was raised in a jewish family during revolutionary iran , she eventually moved to new york city when she was 11 .
she attended the lycée français de new york , and went on to study 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 .
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 .
