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Nafkote Tamirat
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Nafkote Tamirat

Nafkote Tamirat Biography

Nafkote Tamirat is a native of Boston. She holds an MFA from Columbia University. Her short stories have appeared in Birkensnake, The Anemone Sidecar, and Best Paris Stories. The Parking Lot Attendant is her first novel.



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