Writing for NPR, Karen Grigsby Bates remembers Anthony Bourdain’s humanizing influence and voice on behalf on marginalized groups.This week Pierce Alquist, writing for Book Riot, published a…
Porochista Khakpour
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March 11, 2016Photo by Lubos Huska/PixabayNews, Reviews, and Interviews The Quietus interviews Deborah Smith on her work translating Korean author Han Kang and her progress on launching a new publishi…
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July 10, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsBuzzfeed’s list of Asian-American writers features 2016 Neustadt jurors Wang Ping and Porochista Khakpour.Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård was recently featured on an e…
May 27, 2015An international, nine-member jury of accomplished writers have selected the shortlist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, with their sole criterion for nominating finalists being dis…
May 18, 2015The 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature jury panel features nine writers:Alison Anderson, United States/SwitzerlandPorochista Khakpour, Iran/United StatesValeria Luiselli, Mexico/United S…
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