Sadegh Hedayat was born in Tehran, Iran. He started writing his first story at the age of six. His first published works were 'The Demon' and 'The Man Who Saved the World'. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Hedayat was determined to publish his works under an alias
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His second novel, The Blind Owl, followed in 1984. This novel is a fictionalized account of the life of Mohammad Mossadegh, the hero of Iran's national struggle against British imperialism. Hedayat then wrote two more novels that shared themes with The Blind Owl.
'The Blind Camel' reflects on the social conditions that led to the Islamic Revolution. 'The Blind Horse' continues this exploration of society under revolutionary rule. After the Iranian revolution, Hedayat fled to France where he was granted political asylum in 1986.
He died in Paris on December 26th, 2003.