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.
