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Hadi Khorsandi

Hadi Khorsandi

Iranian writer (born 1943)

Hadi Khorsandi (Persian: هادی خرسندی, born 22 July 1943) is an Iranian poet and satirist. Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the Persian-language satirical journal Asghar Agha.[1] He is known for his examination of Persian socio-political issues and for openly criticizing the Iranian regime. He has lived in exile in London since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

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Career

Khorsandi first wrote for Tawfiq when he was a high school student in Tehran.[2] He was the subject of death threats during the 1980s.

Hadi Khorsandi's latest book is Tafrih al-Masaael. His other books are Sheraaneh and Yaad Daasht-haaye Mashkouke Alam and Aayeh-haaye Iraani.

Personal life

Khorsandi is the father of comedian Shaparak Khorsandi[3] and journalist Peyvand Khorsandi.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Ayatollah and I by Hadi Khorsandi". www.publishersweekly.com. 1987. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    Hadi Khorsandi (February 1986). "Sadeq Sedaqat of class 4-D". Index on Censorship. 15 (2): 25–28. doi:10.1080/03064228608534041. S2CID 143127646.
  3. [3]
    Brown, Helen (11 September 2021). "I was warned not to look good on stage". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. [4]
    "Peyvand Khorsandi | New Humanist". newhumanist.org.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


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