Gholamhossein Saedi
Sa’edi published six collections of short stories in the 1960s and early 1970s: Shabneshini-e Bashokouh [The Splendid Soiree] (1960), Azadaran-e Bayal [The Mourners of Bayal] (1964), Dandil (1966), Vaheme-haye Bi Nam-o Neshan [Unidentifiable Worries] (1967), Tars-o Larz [Fear and Trembling] (1968), and Gour-o Gahvareh [The Grave and Cradle] (1972). A story from the last named collection inspired the important motion picture Dayereh-e Mina [The Blue Cycle] (1977)…. more
Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi was born and came of age in the turbulent climate of Iranian Azerbaijani separatist politics. As a young man he dedicated himself to battling the political and cultural repression of the Shah’s regime and producing novels, short stories, plays, and even ethnographic travel literature. One of Sa’edi’s most memorable contributions to the Iranian literary tradition was his screenplay for Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 film Gav (“The Cow”), which helped usher in the New Wave of Iranian cinema…. more