Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi: The Garbage Dump [Ashghaldouni]



Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi: The Garbage Dump [Ashghaldouni] When we turned into the next alley, I was completely irritated and angry. My anger at my father had reached boiling point and I was itching to provoke him, to make him angry and shake him to his foundations. My father was stubborn, unfair, never showed consideration for others […]
The Beggar [Geda]: A Short Story by Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi [English Translation]



Not even a month had passed and I had gone to Qom and back three times. On the last trip, I felt as if a premonition had taken root in my heart, foretelling trouble ahead. Nevertheless, I set off in a battered car in the middle of the night, and at dawn, before the sun […]
Gholamhossein Sa’edi: The Game is Over [English Translation]


Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi was a celebrated Iranian writer who made a significant contribution to the country’s literature and cinema. Born on January 15, 1936, in Tabriz, he went on to become one of the most prolific writers of his time, publishing over forty books across a wide range of genres. The Game is Over is translated […]