Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad
Native name
فروغ فرخزاد
BornForoghzaman Farrokhzād Arraghi
28 December 1934[1]
Tehran, Imperial Iran
Died13 February 1967(1967-02-13) (aged 32)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Resting placeZahir Dowleh Cemetery
OccupationPoet, filmmaker
NationalityIranian
Notable worksThe Captive (1955)
Wall (1956)
Rebellion (1958)
Another Birth (1964)
Spouse
(m. 1952; div. 1955)
PartnerEbrahim Golestan (1960–1967)
ChildrenKamyar
Hossein (adopted)
RelativesFereydoun Farrokhzad (brother)
Pooran Farrokhzad (sister)

Forugh Farrokhzad (Persian: فروغ فرخزاد;[2] 28 December 1934 – 14 February 1967) was an influential Iranian poet and film director.[3] She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclastic,[4] feminist author.[5][6] Farrokhzad died in a car accident at the age of 32.

  1. ^ Farzaneh Milani (11 March 2016). Forough Farrokhzhad's Biography & Unpublished Letters (Video). Library of Congress. Event occurs at 12:31-13:00. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ Persian pronunciation: [fʊˌɾuːɣe fæɾɾoxˈzɒːd]
  3. ^ Dabashi, Hamid (20 November 2012). The World of Persian Literary Humanism. Harvard University Press. pp. 290–. ISBN 978-0-674-07061-5.
  4. ^ *Daniel, Elton L.; Mahdi, Ali Akbar (2006). Culture and Customs of Iran. Greenwood Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0-313-32053-8.
  5. ^ Janet Afary (9 April 2009). Sexual Politics in Modern Iran. Cambridge University Press. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-1-107-39435-3.
  6. ^ Parvin Paidar (24 July 1997). Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-521-59572-8.

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