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Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy honoree / 36HG63W
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Jila Mossaed fled Iran for Sweden in 1986 as a 38-year-old poet who spoke no Swedish. 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. "I thought, 'all Iranian women are going to be proud of this'," Jila Mossaed says, reflecting on this achievement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES