Simin Behbahani
Simin Behbahāni ( Persian سیمین بهبهانی; * July 20, 1927 in Tehran , Iran ; † August 19, 2014 ibid) was an Iranian writer and chairwoman of the Iranian Writers' Association.
Life
Behbahāni was born into a literary family. Her father Abbas Chalili was a poet and editor of the Eghdām newspaper . He translated large parts of the Shahnama into Arabic.
Simin wrote her first poems at the age of 14 in the novel style of Tschâr Parreh (four-line stanzas) by Nima Youschidsch . Their collection of Ghazal s (traditional poems) is remarkable.
Her constant commitment to writers in Iran and to women's rights is also worth mentioning. In her function as chairwoman of the Iranian Writers' Association, she was widely recognized in the cultural life of Iran. Simin Behbahani has been criticized by the Iranian left for portraying a nationalist image in Iran's opposition media. Politically, she fought on the side of nationalist movements.
Simin Behbahāni died of heart failure on August 19, 2014 at the age of 87 in a hospital in her native Tehran .
Works
- 1951: Setâr-e Shekaste ( Broken Sitar - for example: The broken lute . A Setar is similar to the Turkish Saz .)
- 1956: Jây-e Pâ (Footprint)
- 1957: Chelcherâq (The Lamp of Many Lights)
- 1963: Marmar (Marble)
- 1973: Rastâkhiz (Resurrection)
- 1981: Khatti ze Sor'at-o az Âtash (A Trajectory of Speed and Fire - A speed curve made of fire)
- 1983: Dascht-e Aržan ( The Arzhan Plain - The Arzhan steppe . Dascht-e Aržan is a place near Shiraz .)
- 1989: Kâqazin Jâmeh (Paper-thin Vestment - The paper dress)
- 1990: An Mard, Mard-e Hamrâham (That Man, My Companion of the Way - That Man, My Companion)
- 1994: Kowli o Nâmeh o Eshq (The Gypsy, the Letter, and Love - Der Zigeuner, der Brief und die Liebe)
- 1994: Âsheqtar az Hamisheh Bekhân (Sing More Lovingly than Ever - Sing more lovingly than ever)
- 1995: Yek Daricheh be Âzâdi ( A Window to Freedom - A Window to Freedom: Poems in Classical Style)
- 1996: Bâ Qalb-e khod che Kharidam? (What Did I Buy with My Heart?)
- 1998: Negâreh-ye Golgun (Rose-Colored Design - The rose-colored drawing)
- 1998: Jây-e Pâ tâ Âzâdi (From Footprints to Freedom)
- 1999: Yâd-e Ba'zi Nafarât (Remembering a Few)
- 2000: Yeki Masalan Inkeh (For Instance - For example that ...)
- 2000: Kelid-o Khanjar (Key and Dagger)
Web links
- Literature by and about Simin Behbahani in the catalog of the German National Library
- Poems (persian)
- Douglas Martin: Simin Behbahani, Outspoken Iranian Poet, Dies at 87. Obituary in The New York Times of August 21, 2014 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "The Lioness of Iran": Poet Simin Behbahani is dead. Obituary on Spiegel Online of August 20, 2014 (accessed on August 22, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Behbahani, Simin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Behbahāni, Simin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian writer and chairwoman of the Iranian Writers' Association |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2014 |
| Place of death | Tehran |