Ahmad Shahvary. Iranian Don Quixote. Wrath and Kindness of Sadiq Hedayat

. Tehran. 2023. 491 pages

ISBN: 978-600-04-3463-2

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Table of Content

Title                                                                                             Page     

Chronology of the Event Regarding Hedayat’s Living                     5

Preface                                                                                             17

Introduction                                                                                     19

Sadiq Hedayat’s Ancestors                                                            33

Sadiq Hedayat Childhood                                                              37

Hedayat’s Family                                                                            39

Sadiq Hedayat in Wikipedia                                                          45

Hedayat’s Friends                                                                           49

Hedayat Study in Belgium and France                                                     57

Sadiq Hedayat’s Youth Environment                                            67

Sadiq Hedayat’s Occupations                                                        77

Life and Hedayat’s Philosophy of Life                                                    83

Animal friendship and vegetarianism                                           93

The Character of Hedayat                                                              101

Hedayat and Administrative Disorder in Iran                                 125

Sadiq Hedayat and Politics 135

Hedayat’s sincere patriotism                                                          161

Hedayat’s Journeys                                                                        171

Sadiq Hedayat and Women                                                            185

Sadiq Hedayat’s Psychological Status                                           191

Suicide                                                                                             219   

The Death of Hedayat                                                                    231

Hedayat’s Art of Writing                                                               245

Sadiq Hedayat as Novelist                                                             303

Hedayat and Folklore Studies                                                        329

Translations of Pahlavi Texts                                                         343

Sadiq Hedayat and Omar Khayyam                                              345

Sadiq Hedayat and Kafka                                                                          349

Sadiq Hedayat and Islam; A Critical Perspective                          357

Sadiq Hedayat’s Father’s House                                                                373

Sadiq Hedayat and Painting                                                           375

Sadiq Hedayat’s Works                                                                  383

Notes                                                                                               391

Sources                                                                                            439   

Bibliography of the articles from Iranica Encyclopedia                       459

Ahmad Shahvary’s Resume                                                           479