Lila Azam Zanganeh was born in Paris to Iranian parents. After studying literature and philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure, she moved to the United States to teach literature and film at Harvard University. She has contributed reviews, interviews, and essays to numerous publications, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, Le Monde, La Repubblica, and Paris Review. Her first book, The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness, was awarded the Roger Shattuck Prize by the Center For Fiction and published worldwide in thirteen languages. Lila serves on the Board of Directors of the Vladimir Nabokov Literary Foundation and is a member of the Advisory Council of Libraries Without Borders. She has also served as a judge for the Man Booker Prize and the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. She speaks seven languages. Her upcoming novel, Exit Paradise, will be published in 2026.
