A Hundred Sweet Promises

Sepehr Haddad

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Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

BIOGRAPHY
Sepehr Haddad, born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian-American author. His latest historical fiction novel, published in October 2024, is "The Harmless Necessary Cat," a World War II Family Saga set in Allied-occupied Iran.

Sepehr's debut novel, "A Hundred Sweet Promises," won the 2023 American Fiction Awards for Historical Fiction and Historical Romance. It was also the #1 Amazon Bestseller in Middle Eastern literature and Historical Russian fiction and was featured on National Public Radio (NPR).

Sepehr is also a Universal Music Group (UMG) recording artist with the Billboard chart-topping duo "Shahin & Sepehr." He lives in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Other Awards:
FINALIST- 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS - Historical Fiction & Literary Fiction
SHORTLIST- 2022 HAWTHORNE PRIZE - Historical Fiction
WINNER OF THE 2021 AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS - Historical Fiction