Mehdi Sahabi

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Mehdi Sahabi
DiedNovember 9, 2009 (aged 66)
Paris, France
Occupationtranslator, painter, and author
LanguagePersian
NationalityIranian

Mehdi Sahabi ( 4 February 1944 in Qasvin (Iran) – November 9, 2009 in Paris (France) ) was an Iranian

translator, painter, and writer. Born in the provincial Iranian capitol of Qazvin in 1944, Sahabi translated novels originally in English, French, and Italian into Persian.[1] He left his studies at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Tehran and Rome University of Fine Arts unfinished.[1]

His translation of

Sahabi was awarded

heart attack on November 9, 2009. His funeral took place in Tehran.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Iranian translator Mehdi Sahabi dies at 66". Tehran Times Culture Desk. Tehran Times. November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-11.