About the Author

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Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is the author of three books. She was a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree and is the recipient of a PEN/Faulkner Award and a Whiting Award, among other accolades. Her work has appeared in the Paris Review, Guernica, Granta, Bomb, and elsewhere. She splits her time between South Bend, Indiana, and Chicago.