1. Sadegh Hedayat's great-grandfather Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat Tabarestani was a well-respected writer and worked in the government, as did other relatives.
12 Facts About Sadegh Hedayat
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Sadegh Hedayat's sister married Haj Ali Razmara who was an army general and among the prime ministers of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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Sadegh Hedayat was educated at College Saint-Louis and Dar ol-Fonoon.
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In 1927 Sadegh Hedayat attempted suicide by throwing himself into the Marne but was rescued by a fishing boat.
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Sadegh Hedayat subsequently devoted his whole life to studying Western literature and to learning and investigating Iranian history and folklore.
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Sadegh Hedayat's writings include numerous literary criticisms, studies in Persian folklore, and many translations from Middle Persian and French.
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Sadegh Hedayat is credited with having brought the Persian language and literature into the mainstream of international contemporary writing.
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Sadegh Hedayat traveled and stayed in India from 1936 until late 1937.
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Sadegh Hedayat was taught by Bahramgore Tahmuras Anklesaria, a renowned scholar and philologist.
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In Bombay Sadegh Hedayat completed and published his most enduring work, The Blind Owl, which he had started writing, in Paris, as early as 1930.
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Sadegh Hedayat was a vegetarian from his youth and authored the treatise The Benefits of Vegetarianism whilst in Berlin in 1927.
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In 1951, overwhelmed by despair, Sadegh Hedayat left Tehran and traveled to Paris, where he rented an apartment.