Iran Open Publishing Group Complete works - volume iv - bufe kur (the blind owl) (persian), paperback/sadegh hedayat

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Contributor(s):Author: Sadegh Hedayat Editor: Jahangir Hedayat Editor: Sam Vaseghi 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 Gholi Khan-e Hedayat, his mother was, Ozra-Zivar-Ol-Moluk Hedayat, daughter of Hossein Gholi Khan-e Mokhber-ol-Dole the second.

His parent was from the line of Reza Gholi Khan; 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 ret.