Anna Badkhen

Anna Badkhen is the author of seven books, most recently Bright Unbearable Reality, longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award. A Guggenheim fellow, Badkhen was born in the Soviet Union and is a US citizen.

Revise, Revise! Anna Badkhen on the Joys of Revision

“This is the process I enjoy the most, because I get to learn anew about my story’s potential.”

June 5, 2023 By Anna Badkhen

A Dreamer of Worlds: Anna Badkhen Explores Ethiopa (and the Etymologies of Maps)

“What each map always implies is the observer, you.”

October 24, 2022 By Anna Badkhen

On Visiting Auschwitz and Grappling with the Climate of Evil and Injustice

Anna Badkhen Maps the Complexities of Personal Grief in the Context of Global Tragedy

December 1, 2020 By Anna Badkhen

Astonishment in Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams

Anna Badkhen on an American Classic

March 14, 2019 By Anna Badkhen

Forgiving the Unforgivable: Geronimo’s Descendants Seek to Salve Generational Trauma

Traveling to the Heart of Mexico for a Ceremonia del Perdón

November 21, 2017 By Anna Badkhen