Esfahan, Half the World

By Sadegh Hedayat and Michael M. Khazabi Ph.D.

A profound collection of stories by Sadegh Hedayat, one of the most influential voices of modern Persian literature. In these pages, the ordinary and the mythical intertwine, revealing a world where beauty and despair, memory and loss, life and death are inseparable. From the evocative streets of Isfahan to the imagined valleys of legend, Hedayat explores the fragility of existence with rare intensity and lyricism.

Presented here for the first time in English translation, these works are offered with care to preserve both the intimacy and the enduring power of Hedayat's prose, allowing readers worldwide to encounter his voice as freshly as when it first appeared in Persian.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HB3N4ZHC
• ISBN13: 9798188614461
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"