Abbas Maroufi (Persian: عباس معروفی, 17 May 1957 in Sangsar– 1 September 2022 in Berlin) was an Iranian novelist and journalist.
[1] Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at Tehran University while teaching at schools and writing for the newspapers.
His last collection of short stories, The Scent of the Jasmine was published in the United States.
Abbas Maroufi's other novels include: "Fereydoon had three sons", "Completely Special", "Melted".
Maroufi's books and style were heavily influenced by Iran's modernist writer; "Houshang Golshiri" who was also his teacher.