Headstone of the Iranian author Sadegh Hedayat in Père Lachaise, and a view of the dense necropolis. Hedayat's novel The Blind Owl, with its mystical refrains and echoes of Poe, and some of his short stories affected me greatly when I read them years back. After I took the photo, an Iranian fan of the writer appeared, also taking a picture. I spoke with the man briefly. He said, "There he is... He died much too soon."
I think a visit to Pere Lachaise must be a very moving and humbling experience.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is Lisa. I stumbled across the above marker by chance as I was searching for Proust's grave.
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