Published in Farsi language by the Sadegh Hedayat Foundation" and
the renowned Iranian Burnt Books Foundation," this is the fourth
volume of the revised and according to original manuscripts
comparatively updated complete works of Sadegh Hedayat, the
renowned Iranian novelist. This volume contains his most prominent
novel "bufe kur" (the blind owl) published for the first time in
its original (non-censored) version. The volume furthermore
includes the original handwritten manuscript (facsimile) of the
novel as well as a collection of critics by prominent international
writers. The volume closes with the so called "poetics of bufe
kur." Sadegh Hedayat was born on 17 February 1903 in Tehran, at his
father's house. His father was Hedayat Gholi Khan-e
Hedayat(E'tezad-Ol-Molk), son of Jafar GholiKhan-e Hedayat, his
mother was, Ozra-Zivar-Ol-Moluk Hedayat, daughter of Hossein
GholiKhan-e Mokhber-ol-Dole the second. His parent was from the
line of Reza GholiKhan; who was one of the famous Iranian writers,
poets and historians in 13th century; that was Kamal Khojandi
descents. He went to Elmieh Primary school, Tehran in 1909, and
after completing his basic education and then started his high
school at Darolfonun in 1914. Because of eye trouble, there was a
break in his education in 1914, but he continued his education in
Saint Louis School at Tehran, where he got familiar with French
language and literature in 1917. He completed his secondary
education and was sent with the other Iranian students to Belgium
for higher education in 1925. At first, he studied in "Gand" Port
University, but he declared his dissatisfaction, because of bad
weather and his education situation, so he was transferred to Paris
to continue his studies. In1928, Sadegh Hedayat, attempted to his
first suicide by throwing himself into Marne River in Samoi, but he
was rescued by the people in a boat. Finally, in 1930, he returned
back to Tehran and in that year he was hired in Bank Melli Iran. In
those days "Rabe Group" was formed including Bozorg Alavi, Massud
Farzad, Mojtaba Minavi and Sadegh Hedayat.In 1932, he traveled to
Isfahan and also started his work at General Department of
Commerce. In 1933, he traveled to Shiraz and stayed in his uncle's
house (Dr.Kraim Hedayat) for awhile. In 1934, he resigned from
General Department of Commerce and commenced his work at Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs; he resigned from Ministry Of Foreign Affairs in
1935, and in that year he was summoned by Police Investigation
Department and interrogated for the context of the book "Mister Bow
Wow." In 1936, he commenced working at General Department of
Construction and traveled to India, he started learning "Pahlavi
Language" with an Indian researcher and professor; Bahram Goor
Anklesaria. In 1937, he returned back to Tehran, started working in
Bank Melli Iran again, he resigned from there again in 1938, and
started working at State Music Department and also cooperating with
"Music Magazine." In 1940 he commenced his work at Fine Art Faculty
of Tehran University as translator, and cooperating with "Sokhan
Magazine" in 1943.He went to Tashkent by the invitation of The
State University of Middle Asia in Uzbekistan in 1945, and also
cooperated with "Payam e Now Magazine." In that year a ceremony for
honoring Sadegh Hedayat was held in Iran and Soviet Union Cultural
Society, in 1949.He was invited to participate in The World
Congress of Peace but he could not attend because of his
administrative problems. In 1950, he went to Paris and on April 8
1951, in that city, he committed suicide by gaz.He was 48 years old
when got himself free from life pains, his grave was in Pere-la
Chaise Cemetery in Paris. He spent all his life in his father's
house.
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