Tangsir (novel)
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| Author | Sadeq Chubak |
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| Original title | تنگسیر Tangsir |
| Language | Persian |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Negah Publications[1] |
Publication date | 1963 [2] |
| Publication place | Iran |
| 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 his first novel [5] and in it he details the valorous acts of the fighters of Tangestan (a region near Bushehr province). In the novel, disappointed by social injustice, the protagonist, “Zar Mohammad”, takes justice in his own hands and fights the social wickedness. Zar Mohammad has earned a considerable sum of money and embarks on trading but he is ripped out of his money by the governor. Bitterly despaired by the delay or absence of justice, he takes a gun and kills his enemies one by one.[2]
Background
Chubak was a translator of western novels and stories into Persian. Before writing Tangsir, he had translated books like Pinnochio 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
- Za'er Mohammad
- Shahrou
- Karim Haj Hamzeh
- Mohammad Gondeh Rajab
- Agha Ali Kachal
- Asatour the Armenian
- Nayeb
Film Adaptation
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, Enayat Bakhshi,
References
- ^ "Tangseer Paperback". Amazon.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ghanoonparvar, Mohammad Reza. "CHUBAK, Sadeq". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ Ghanoonparvar, Mohammad Reza. "چوبک". Encyclopedia Islamica.