Episode
Dash Akul - Sadegh Hedayat
Ketabcast
–
2023-03-26
|
51 Followers
Dash Akul is one of eleven short stories from Sadegh Hedayat's collection 'Se Qatrah-ye Khun' (Three Drops of Blood), first published in 1932. The title is a contraction of three Persian words: Dadash (brother), Aqa (sir), and Kul (disproportionate). The story port Read more…Dash Akul is one of eleven short stories from Sadegh Hedayat's collection 'Se Qatrah-ye Khun' (Three Drops of Blood), first published in 1932. The title is a contraction of three Persian words: Dadash (brother), Aqa (sir), and Kul (disproportionate). The story portrays Dash Akul as a stout, unattractive man. This masterpiece of Persian literature explores themes of social alienation and human nature through Hedayat's distinctive modernist narrative style. Close