Porochista Khakpour

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Marion Ettlinger

Porochista Khakpour was born in Iran and lives in New York City. She is the author of two novels, Sons and Other Flammable Objects and The Last Illusion; the memoir Sick; and the essay collection Brown Album. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Bookforum, and many other publications.