Hushang Ebtehaj
Iranian poet
Amir Hushang Ebtehaj (Persian: هوشنگ ابتهاج, with the pen name of H. E. Sayeh (Persian: ه. ا. سایه, lit. Shadow); 25 February 1928 – 10 August 2022) was an Iranian-German poet. He wrote about Iran's political, cultural and literary culture and controversies.
Hushang Ebtehaj | |
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Born | Amir Hushang Ebtehaj 26 February 1928[1] Rasht, Gilan, Iran |
Died | 10 August 2022 Cologne, Germany | (aged 94)
Language | Persian |
Nationality | Iranian |
Citizenship | Iran, Germany |
Genre | Poet |
Spouse |
Alma Maikial
(m. 1959; died 2022) |
Children | 4 |
Signature |
After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Sayeh spent a year in prison for his writings. In 1987, he moved to Cologne, Germany, with his family and lived there.
Ebtehaj died on 10 August 2022 in Cologne at the age of 94.[2]
References
changeOther websites
change- about Hushang Ebtehaj(in Persian)
- Voice of Sayeh reading his poems (includes photos) on Iranian.com.
- نگاهی به کتاب "تاسیان" سایه (in Persian)