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Rahla Xenopoulos

Author · Professor

South Africa
Bipolar disorderSelf-disclosed [1]

Rahla Xenopoulos is a South African author and professor whose books include the memoir A Memoir of Love and Madness and the novels Bubbles, Tribe and The Season of Glass. She teaches creative writing and has served as an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. [1][2][6]

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Career and work

Xenopoulos has published fiction, memoir and journalism. Her work includes A Memoir of Love and Madness, Bubbles, Tribe and The Season of Glass, and her writing has appeared in a range of magazines and newspapers. [1][2]

Alongside her writing, she teaches creative nonfiction and writing workshops in South Africa and internationally and has taught in Manhattanville College's graduate creative-writing program. [2][6]

What has been publicly discussed

“You can have a sickness and still lead a full life.”

— Rahla Xenopoulos [5]