Tangsir (novel)
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| Author | Sadeq Chubak |
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| Original title | تنگسیر Tangsir |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Negah Publications[1] |
Publication date | 1963 [2] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 232 |
| ISBN | 964-351-162-6 [3] |
Tangsir (also transliterated as Tangseer, in Persian: تنگسیر) is a Persian novel written by Iranian writer Sadeq Chubak.[4] Tangsir was the author's first novel.[5] The book recounts the valorous acts of the fighters of Tangestan (a region near Bushehr province).[2]
Background[edit]
Chubak was a translator of western novels and stories into Persian. Before writing Tangsir. The author translated books including Pinocchio and some of Eugene O'Neill's plays. Tangsir's events have really occurred in Bushehr in the past. Rasoul Parvizi, an Iranian writer wrote a short story in his 1957 short story collection, The Patched Pants (in Persian: شلوارهای وصلهدار) named Shir Mohammad (the name of the hero of the Tangsir novel) and Chubak had been influenced by that story.[6]
Characters[edit]
- Za'er Mohammad
- Shahrou
- Karim Haj Hamzeh
- Mohammad Gondeh Rajab
- Agha Ali Kachal
- Asatour the Armenian
- Nayeb
Film Adaptation[edit]
In 1974, Iranian director, Amir Naderi directed a film of the same name based on the novel. Among the actors were Behruz Vosoughi, Nuri Kasrai, Parviz Fanizadeh, and Enayat Bakhshi.
References[edit]
- ^ Tangseer Paperback. Amazon.com. ISBN 978-9643511623.
- ^ a b "Sadeq Chubak: A writer sympathetic to the miseries of the downtrodden people". Iran Chamber Society.
- ^ "نام کتاب :تنگسیر".
- ^ Farahi, Ali. "رمان تنگسیر". Ketabestan website. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.
- ^ Ghanoonparvar, Mohammad Reza. "CHUBAK, Sadeq". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ Ghanoonparvar, Mohammad Reza. "چوبک". Encyclopedia Islamica.