Tanwi Nandini Islam
Tanaïs | |
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| Born | Tanwi Nandini Islam October 5, 1982 Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Brooklyn College (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, perfumer |
| Website | tanwinandini |
Tanaïs (née Tanwi Nandini Islam) is an American fiction writer and perfumer. They are the founder of the Brooklyn-based beauty and fragrance company TANAÏS. They are of Bangladeshi descent.
Born in Illinois, they spent their childhood in various cities such as Houston, Columbia, and St. Louis, before settling in Brooklyn. They received an AB in women's studies with a focus on performance art and Asian American studies at Vassar College and a MFA in creative writing at Brooklyn College.