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Anna Balakian

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Gender Female
Death26 years ago
Date of birth July 14,1915
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Constantinople
Date of died August 12,1997
DiedNew York
New York
United States
Job Journalist
Literary critic
BooksThe Symbolist Movement: A Critical Appraisal
Literary origins of surrealism
André Breton, Magus of Surrealism
The Fiction of the Poet: In the Post-Symbolist Mode
The Snowflake on the Belfry: Dogma and Disquietude in the Critical Arena
Surrealism: The Road to the Absolute
Education Columbia University
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada
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Anna Balakian was the former chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at New York University. She served as president of the American Comparative Literature Association from 1977 to 1980 and was a longtime leader in the International Comparative Literature Association.

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