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Athena Farrokhzad

Born 1983 · Sweden

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  • In English

    Augustpriset 2013 · Shortlist

    White Blight

    Vitsvit

    Athena Farrokhzad · 30 when first published

    Poetry · 70 pages · Migration, Family, Politics

    AI-generated summary:In one long poem, members of a family bound together by revolution and exile speak in turn about violence and whiteness; the speaker is heard only through the words she places in their mouths.