Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
Zebra—the last in a line of anarchist Iranian exiles—travels through Spain and Italy on a voyage of literary and existential inquiry, retracing her dead father's footsteps through the books and cities he loved. An exuberant, philosophical novel about exile, literature, and the uses of intellectual obsession. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
About the Author
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiIranian-American
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is an Iranian American novelist and professor of creative writing. Born in Iran, she grew up in multiple countries before settling in the United States. She teaches at the University of Notre Dame. Read more →
