Author

Tahereh Mafi

New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series

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YA dystopian romanceKnown for

Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in Connecticut. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers. Mafi's parents are immigrants from Iran. At age 12 she moved with her family to Northern California and at age 14 they moved to Orange County.

Mafi graduated from University High School in Irvine, California. She later graduated from the Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California. She has varying levels of competency in eight different languages. She studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain for a semester in college. During this trip she had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the Spanish language.

Notable works Shatter MeIgnite MeA Very Large Expanse of Sea

HonoursNational Book Award longlist (A Very Large Expanse of Sea)

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.— Shatter Me