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Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy
Jila Mossaed fled Iran for Sweden in 1986, a 38-year-old poet who spoke no Swedish.In 1986, Mossaed fled Iran with her two ...
Topic: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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From refugee poet to Swedish Academy: 'The forest accepted me faster than the people did'
Jila Mossaed came to Sweden as a 38-year-old poet in 1986, fleeing Iran. Three decades later, she became the first foreigner ...
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Jila Mossaed, From Refugee Poet To Swedish Academy
Three decades later, she became the first foreigner inducted into Sweden's highest language authority, the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature. Now she writes in Farsi and ...
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Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy
The 76-year-old, whose work explores life, death, politics, love, exile and nature, never expected to join the Swedish Academy in 2018 — Henrik MONTGOMERY Jila Mossaed fled Iran for Sweden in 1986, a ...