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Considered one of the most important works of modern Iranian literature, The Blind Owl is a haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, Sadegh Hedayat's masterpice details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover. As the narrator gradually drifts into madness, the reader becomes caught in the sandstorm of Hedayat's bleak vision... (more)

Sag-e Vilgard

by Sadeq Hedayat

Sadiq Hedayat (1903-1951) is one of the 20th Century's greatest literary figures. Born in Iran and educated in France, his works reflect the themes of alienation and self-destruction so prevalent in the years between the two world wars. This is a collection of short stories. The title story, "The Stray Dog," is one of his best-known works and is a classic study of rejection as told from the point of view of the... (more)

The Myth of Creation: A Puppet Show in Three Acts (Bibliotheca Iranica. Performing Arts Series, No. 4)Sadeq Hedayat

The Myth of Creation: A Puppet Show in Three Acts (Bibliotheca Iranica. Performing Arts Series, No. 4)

by Sa?diq Hida?yat

Text: English (translation) Original Language: Persian

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

by Omar Khayyam

This book is intended for those who speak and understand Persian (farsi) but are not familiar with the Arabic script. It presents a new Farsi script based on Latin. The book includes a complete set of Edward Fitzgerald's English translation of Khayam and a French translation by J.B. Nicolas and C. Grolleau.

Se Qatre Khun

by Sadeq Hedayat

Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951) is one of the 20th Century's most prominent writers. Born in Iran and educated in France, Hedayat was profoundly affected by the alienation and self-destruction that characterized post-WWI European consciousness. His works tend to reflect these themes. This novel, Three Drops of Blood, is one of his best-known works.

The Mystery of Creation: A Play

by Sadegh Hedayat

The Mystery of Creation is a play written by the famous Persian writer, Sadegh Hedayat. He conceived and wrote the play in 1946 while living in Paris. Hedayat's play reveals his unique style and approach to contemporary Persian literature. Instead of using traditional literary style through classical language, he was among the first writers to transcend the confinds of traditional style and boldly invoke the... (more)

Three Drops of Blood

by Sadeq Hedayat

This collection of short stories, previously unpublished in English, displays the disturbing and evocative force of Hedayat’s writing, and confirms his place in the literary canon. They depict a world of revelation, uncanny similarity, grotesquery, and insanity. The title story, "Three Drops of Blood," follows the protagonist’s increasingly unstable mental state through the repeated occurrence of three drops of... (more)