Mehdi Sahabi (Persian: مهدی سحابی; February 1944 in Qazvin (Iran) – November 9, 2009 in Paris (France) ) was an Iranian intellectual, 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 Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University and Rome University of Fine Arts unfinished.[1]
Mehdi Sahabi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | مهدی سحابی |
| Born | February 1944 Qazvin, Iran |
| Died | November 9, 2009 (aged 66) Paris, France |
| Occupation | translator, painter, and author |
| Language | Persian |
| Nationality | Iranian |
His translation of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, which he spent 11 years on, is considered his finest.[1] He also translated Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Sentimental Education, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, All Men are Mortal by Simone de Beauvoir, Stendhal's The Red and the Black, The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino and Louis-Ferdinand Céline's Death on Credit.[1]
Sahabi was awarded Iran's Book of the Year award, after which no translator won for 18 years.[citation needed] He died in Paris of a heart attack on November 9, 2009. His funeral took place in Tehran.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
  | This article about an Iranian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |