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Kaveh Akbar

  • Writer, Freelance
  • Director of the English and Creative Writing Major Associate Professor, The University of Iowa
Iowa
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Kaveh Akbar on Fiction’s Role Towards Revolutionary Action

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By Kaveh Akbar
| Literary Hub
The following speech was given at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize ceremony on November 10, 2025. * I want to thank my editor, Jordan Pavlin, il miglior fabro, for believing in me and this book from the second it landed in your inbox. Thank you to my steadfast agent, Jacqueline Ko, especially for your years of joyfully and passionately representing me when I was but a lowly poet. To the other writers recognized tonight, to the judges, the organizers: it has been a dream. Your company is the prize.
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Irán, los torturadores y ‘Un simple accidente’: el poder de las historias que nos abren los ojos

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By Kaveh Akbar
| El País
Al final de la nueva película de Jafar Panahi, Un simple accidente, el protagonista, Vahid, ha secuestrado a su antiguo torturador a sueldo del Gobierno y lo ha atado a un árbol. Vahid y varios amigos suyos que también sufrieron torturas a manos del prisionero permanecen fuera de cámara. Oímos a Vahid gritarle al cautivo, que tiene los ojos vendados: “¿De qué querías vengarte? ¡No éramos más que unos trabajadores pobres que reclamábamos nuestros derechos!”.
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Mártir!: livro de Kaveh Akbar questiona fé, identidade e o valor da sobrevivência

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By Rogério Victorino, Kaveh Akbar
| erasideral.com
Mártir! demonstra que a ficção contemporânea ainda resiste quando encara o abismo da alma sem edulcorar. Kaveh Akbar costura trauma, vício e busca espiritual em uma trama tão provocativa quanto necessária. Com tradução da obra para o português, o romance se destaca como um mergulho cru no caos humano — e talvez, na redenção. Cyrus Shams vive como imigrante nos Estados Unidos. Ele perdeu a mãe num desastre aéreo causado por um míssil americano.
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