Sadeq Hedayat: The Life and Legend of an Iranian Writer

by Homayon Katouzian and Homa Katouzian

Book Overview

Sadeq Hedayat is the most famous and the most enigmatic Iranian writer of the 20th century. He was born in 1903 and he lived a troubled life which ended in 1951 with his suicide in Paris. His most celebrated novel, "The Blind Owl" has made an impact far beyond Iranian literary circles and has drawn the attention of Western critics. But Hedayat's impact on the development of modern fiction and on the lives of generations of Iranian intellectuals derives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860644139
• ISBN13: 9781860644139
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.8"