Sadegh Hedayat

Sadegh Hedayat (February 17, 1903, in Tehran – April 9, 1951, in Paris) was an Iranian writer and translator. He was a pioneer in modern Iranian story-writing. The story of The Blind Owl is the most famous book of him.

Other websites

Sadeq Hedayat's Life by Iraj Bashiri.
Sadeq Hedayat's Corner, further articles and English translations by Iraj Bashiri.
Persian Language & Literature — Sadeq Hedayat.

Category:1903 births
Category:1951 deaths
Category:Agnostics
Category:Asian novelists
Category:Short story writers
Category:Iranian translators
Category:Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Category:Writers from Tehran