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Porochista Khakpour on the Unrelatable Brilliance of Alison Rose's <em>Better Than Sane</em>

Porochista Khakpour on the Unrelatable Brilliance of Alison Rose's Better Than Sane

"She isn’t interested in your ability to feel for her much less comprehend her."

By Porochista Khakpour | September 7, 2023

Travels with Barbie, From Tehran to Paris to New York

Travels with Barbie, From Tehran to Paris to New York

Porochista Khakpour on Loving—and Destroying—a Beloved Doll

By Porochista Khakpour | May 21, 2020

Porochista Khakpour on Learning to Own the Discomfort of the Body

Porochista Khakpour on Learning to Own the Discomfort of the Body

"To Find a Home in My Body is to Tell a Story That Doesn’t Exist"

By Porochista Khakpour | June 15, 2018

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

On Debt, Depression, and the Many Ways a Name Can Be Misprounounced

By Porochista Khakpour | January 27, 2017

Ben Okri: Beyond Myth and Magic

Ben Okri: Beyond Myth and Magic

Porochista Khakpour Revistis a Masterpiece of the New African Canon

By Porochista Khakpour | July 7, 2015

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