Hedayat and modern Persian literature; early years; Hedayat in Europe; life and labour in the golden era; Iranian culture and romantic nationalism; Iranian culture and critical realism; the blind owl - a critical exposition; the origins of the blind owl; hopes and despairs; Hajis and workers; satire and depression; the trial - the message of Hedayat; the execution - Hedayat's suicide; the legend and the man.
This biography of one of Iran's foremost 20th-century writers examines Hedayat's work in its political context. The book examines the nature of Hedayat's influence on Iranian society, and tries to identify what it is about his writing that accounts for the strength of this influence.
Homa Katouzian is a specialist writer on Iran and was formerly Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Kent.
.".".a wealth of invaluable social background, much of it appearing
for the first time."" -- World Literature Today .".".an eminently
readable book which all who want to understand Iran ought to
read."" -- Times Literary Supplement (UK)
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