Gholam Hossein Saedi, his life, his works and his plays

Gholam Hossein Saedi (1935-1985) is one of the pioneers of İranian literature. Having started his literary products in mid1900, he has written his first play Pygmalion in 1955. Starting his works of literature with writing short stories, Saedi cooperated with many magazines like Arash, Ketab-e mah and Ketab-e Hafteh. He became well-known after publishing Chub Be Dast-haye Varazil and the collectıon of eight short stories called Azadaran-e Bayal. The author has been apprehended many times in his life. Continuing his tough criticisms after the collapse of Pahlavi dynasty, he had to expatriate his motherland. Saedi, a political fugitive to France, pursued his struggle and his works abroad, publishing the second series of the Alfeba journal. Believing that the newly found government is on a wrong track, Saedi tried to convey his point of view in Othello dar Sarzamin-e Ajayeb, Parde Daran-e Ayine Afrouz using a sarcasm. Saedi has been one of the fırst who tried Magical realism in their works. However, having a short life and creating in many genres of literature has not left him enough time to enrich it. This these has investigated Gholam Hossein Saedi's life, his works and especially his plays.