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 Cow [Gav] by Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi
As the morning sun shone, Mashdi Hassan’s wife emerged in distress. Islam was by the pool, readying his cart for a trip to Khatoon Abad with the village chief for a memorial service for Mashdi Hassan’s sister. The village chief, having intended to invite Mashdi Baba to join them, was met with excuses, as Mashdi […]
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 […]