Published in Farsi language by the Sadegh Hedayat Foundation" and
the renowned Iranian Burnt Books Foundation," this is the sixth
volume of the revised and according to original manuscripts
comparatively updated complete works of Sadegh Hedayat, the
renowned Iranian novelist. This volume contains his translations of
works from other writers from French into Farsi. 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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