World Literature and Hedayat's Poetics of Modernity

by Omid Azadibougar

This book introduces the canonical figure Sadegh Hedayat (1903-1951) and draws a comprehensive image of a major intellectual force in the context of both modern Persian Literature and World Literature. A prolific writer known for his magnum opus, The Blind Owl (1936), Hedayat established the use of common language for literary purposes, opened new horizons on imaginative literature and explored a variety of genres in his creative career...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811516936
• ISBN13: 9789811516931
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"