Shirin Nezammafi

Shirin Nezammafi (Persian: شیرین نظام‌مافی‎‎, Japanese: シリン・ネザマフィ; born November 10, 1979) is an Iranian writer who resides in Japan. Though her native language is Persian, she writes in Japanese.

Nezammafi was born in Tehran, Iran and later on moved to Japan. She graduated from Kobe University in 2004 and received her master's degree from the same university in 2006. After graduation she joined Panasonic Corporation in Japan.^[1] She is currently working at the Dubai subsidiary.

She is fluent in Japanese, Persian and English.

Publications

• 「Shiroikami / Salam」（Bungeishunju, 2009-8-7, ISBN 4163284109）

Prizes

• 2006, Won the Ryugakusei Bungakusho（「Salam」）
• 2009-4, Won the 108th Bungakukai shinjinsho（「Shiroikami」）
• 2009-7, Shortlisted for the 141st Akutagawa Prize （「Shiroikami」）
• 2010-7, Shortlisted for the 143rd Akutagawa Prize（「Hakudou」）

Other activities

• Appearing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official video, Omotenashi: Japan Fascinating Diversity, 2012
• Commemorative lecture at Kobe University entrance ceremony of the academic year 2012

Interviews

1. "文学界新人賞　パナソニックＳＥ・ネザマフィさんに聞く". Asahi Newspaper. Retrieved June 10, 2009.