Jamil Jan Kochai

Jamil Jan Kochai
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Pakistan
OccupationWriter
NationalityAfghan-American
Alma materCalifornia State University, Sacramento
University of California, Davis
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Notable awardsJohn C. Zacharis First Book Award (2021)

Jamil Jan Kochai (born 1992) is an Afghan-American writer who was born in Peshawar, Pakistan and resides in Sacramento, California.[1][2] He is a O. Henry Award winner with two published books of fiction.[3]

  1. ^ "Jamil Kochai – Texas Book Festival". www.texasbookfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. ^ "Jamil Jan Kochai on Americans' Fear of Islam". The New Yorker. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  3. ^ "3Q4: Jamil Jan Kochai". The Sewanee Review. Retrieved 2022-05-08.