Sadegh Hedayat

Iranian writer

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Sadegh Hedayat was an influential Iranian writer known for his literary innovations and contributions to modern Persian literature. His works are considered important to twentieth-century world literature for their exploration of existential themes and psychological depth.

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Born: ( 1903-02-17 ) 17 February 1903, Tehran , Iran
Died: 4 April 1951 (1951-04-04) (aged 48), Paris , France
Cause of death: committed suicide
Resting place: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Alma mater: Dar ul-Funun , St. Louis School , University of Tehran
Known for: Writer of prose fiction and short stories
Notable work: The Blind Owl (Bufe kur), Buried Alive (Zende be gur), The Stray Dog (Sage velgard), Three Drops of Blood (Seh ghatreh khoon)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Iran
Place of birth: Tehran
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: short story writer
Educated at: Dar ul-Funun
Languages spoken: French
Native language: Persian
Notable work: The Blind Owl
Image: Sadeq-Hedayat.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Sadegh Hedayat
Commons Creator page: Sadegh Hedayat
date of birth: 1902-00-00
manner of death: Suicide
place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Commons category: Sadeq Hedayat
date of death: 1951-04-09
lifestyle: vegetarianism
Commons gallery: Sadeq Hedayat
cause of death: asphyxia
writing language: Persian
facial hair: toothbrush moustache
name in native language: صادق هدایت

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Encyclopedic overview

Sadegh Hedayat (Persian: صادق هدایت, Persian pronunciation: [ˈsɑːdɛq-ɛ hɛdɑːˈjæt] listen; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer, translator, satirist, and poet. Best known for his novel The Blind Owl, he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in their career. He is widely considered to be the father of the atheist movement in Iran.

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