Maryam Madjidi is a
French-Iranian writer. She was born in
Tehran in 1980, and moved with her family to France in 1986. Her parents were
communists and had been forced into exile following the
Iranian revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
. She studied literature at
Sorbonne University and taught French in both
Beijing and
Istanbul.
Her debut novel ''Marx et la poupée (Marx and the doll)'' was published in 2017 to widespread acclaim, receiving the
prix Goncourt for first novel as well as the
Ouest-France Etonnants Voyageurs
''Ouest-France'' ( ; French for "West-France") is a daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on both local and national news. The paper is produced in 47 different editions covering events in different French départments within the région ...
novel prize. She is currently working on her second novel.
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category:French novelists
1980 births
Living people
Iranian emigrants to France
People from Tehran
Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in France
Paris-Sorbonne University alumni