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Anna Balakian
BornJuly 14, 1915
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey)
DiedAugust 12, 1997(1997-08-12) (aged 82)
New York City, United States
NationalityArmenian-American
OccupationLiterary Critic
Known forChair of the Department of Comparative Literature at New York University

Anna Balakian (14 July 1915 – 12 August 1997) 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. The author of numerous acclaimed books and articles, she was the recipient of many awards and was internationally recognized as an authority on symbolism and surrealism.

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of the International Comparative Literature Association, edited by Anna Balakian and James J. Wilhelm. New York (Garland Publishing) 1985, pp.51-7; Portuguese...

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stage in September 1994". London theatre tickets. Retrieved 2016-01-13. Balakian, Jan. "Wendy Wasserstein Article" jwa.org, March 1, 2009 Gussow, Mel."Review/Theater;...

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apprehension...a new voice in the theater had an extraordinary debut." Balakian, Jan. "Wendy Wasserstein" jwa.org, March 1, 2009 Listing, 1994 Internet...

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