Tahereh Mafi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tahereh Mafi
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Mafi at BookCon in 2018
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| Born | November 9, 1988 Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Alma mater | Soka University |
| Genre | Young Adult literature |
| Notable works | Shatter Me |
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| Children | 1 |
Tahereh Mafi is a popular Iranian-American author. She was born on November 9, 1988. She is well-known for writing exciting books for young adults. Her stories often feature strong characters and unique worlds.
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About Tahereh Mafi
Early Life and Education
Tahereh Mafi was born in a small town in Connecticut. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents moved to the United States from Iran. When she was 12, her family moved to Northern California. Two years later, they moved to Orange County.
Mafi went to University High School in Irvine, California. She later studied at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California. She is very good at languages. She can understand and speak eight different languages. She even studied in Barcelona, Spain, for a semester. This trip helped her become fluent in Spanish.
Her Family Life
Tahereh Mafi lives in Irvine, California. She is married to another author, Ransom Riggs. They got married in 2013. In May 2017, they welcomed their daughter, Layla. Mafi is also a Muslim.
Tahereh Mafi's Books
How She Started Writing
Before writing her first published novel, Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi wrote five other books. She did this to practice and learn how to write a full story. This shows how much effort she put into becoming a great author.
The Shatter Me Series
Her first book, Shatter Me, came out on November 15, 2011. This book was the start of a very popular series. The next books in the original series were Unravel Me (published February 5, 2013) and Ignite Me (published February 4, 2014).
Mafi also wrote five shorter stories, called novellas, for the Shatter Me world. These are Destroy Me, Fracture Me, Shadow Me, Reveal Me, and Believe Me. The Shatter Me series was so popular that 20th Century Fox bought the rights to make it into a movie.
In April 2017, Mafi announced she would write more books in the Shatter Me universe. These new books follow the same characters. The first book in this new trilogy was Restore Me. It was published on March 6, 2018. This book tells the story from two different characters' points of view.
Other Novels
In August 2016, Tahereh Mafi released a book called Furthermore. This book is for middle-grade readers. It tells the story of a girl who lives in a world full of color and magic. The interesting part is that she has no color or magic herself.
Mafi's book, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, was released on October 16, 2018. This book was recognized for its excellence. It was longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
See also
In Spanish: Tahereh Mafi para niños
