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Iranian writer and social critic (1939–1967)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1939
Active to
1967

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Listeners
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Total plays
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Samad Behrangi (Azerbaijani: Səməd Behrəngi, [sæmæd behrænɡiː]) (Persian: صمد بهرنگی‎‎) June 24, 1939 August 31, 1967) was an Iranian Azerbaijani teacher, social critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer.[1] He is famous for his children's books, particularly The Little Black Fish. Influenced by predominantly leftist ideologies that were common among the Iranian intelligentsia of his era, his books typically portrayed <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Samad+Behrangi">Read more on L

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Key facts

Born
( 1939-06-24 ) 24 June 1939, Tabriz , Iran
Died
31 August 1968 (1968-08-31) (aged 29), Aras River , Iran
Cause of death
Drowning
Alma mater
Tabriz University
Occupations
Short story writer teacher social critic social activist poet translator
Years active
1957–1968
Organization
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
Criminal charges
Political criticism

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Encyclopedic overview

Samad Behrangi (Persian: صمد بهرنگی; 24 June 1939 – 31 August 1968) was a Marxist-Leninist Iranian teacher, social activist and critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer of Iranian Azerbaijani descent. He is famous for his children's books, particularly The Little Black Fish. Influenced by predominantly leftist and communist ideologies that were common among the intelligentsia of his era‌, which made him popular among the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (an Iranian communist organization), his books typically portrayed the lives of the children of the urban poor and encouraged the individual to change their circumstances by their own initiatives.

Early life

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