Fiction — Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Whiting Award 2015)Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Fiction — Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Whiting Award 2015)

Whiting Award · 2015 · Winner

Whiting FoundationApril 1, 2015Literary Fiction

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Whiting Award	2015	Winner	“Fiction — Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi”

About This Book

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is recognized for her debut novel Fra Keeler, a Kafkaesque investigation of grief, obsession, and identity. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.

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 →