Sadegh Hedayat

The last photograph he posted from Paris to his relatives in Tehran (1951)

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.

Sadegh Hedayat Media

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  Sadeghhedayat

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  Hedayat's corpse in Paris, following his 9 April 1951 suicide

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  Tomb of Sadegh Hedayat, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.

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  Sadegh Hedayat and Rozbeh, son of Sadeq Chubak

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.