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Forugh Farrokhzad was born in Tehran in 1935 and died in a car
crash at the age of 32. During her short, tumultuous life she was
married and divorced; had a son, who was taken away from her; had
love affairs; made an award-winning documentary film; adopted a
child from a leper colony; and published several collections of
poetry. In her writing as well as her lifestyle, she challenged
female stereotypes and shocked the establishment, but her talent
was unmistakable. Fiercely honest, insightful, and often
wonderfully lyrical, her work has earned her a secure place in the
thousand-year tradition of illustrious Iranian poets. This revised
and updated edition of "Another Birth and Other Poems, " includes
an introduction, letters, interviews, a timeline of Forugh's life
and creative work, two essays analyzing her finest poems, and the
Persian text of the poems on facing pages. Forugh Farrokhzad's
poetry is as poignant today as it was half a century ago, when it
scandalized Iranian society. This book brings into perspective the
full evolution of Forugh's work, from introspective reflections on
womanhood, love, and religion to broader visions of modern society
as a whole.
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