The Captive

Name: The Captive
Author: Forough Farrokhzad

by Forough Farrokhzad

Poetry collection exploring confinement, rebellion, and feminine identity and desire

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Forough Farrokhzad

Iranian poet whose confessional, erotic verse broke every taboo of Persian literary tradition. Her four collections, particularly Reborn, are celebrated as the finest modern Persian poetry and a founding text of Iranian feminism.

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Captive
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