Mourners of Bayal Persian Books by Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi
Mourners of Bayal Persian Books by Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi contains eight interconnected stories. They follow the inhabitants of Bayal, an imaginary village shaped by grief and mourning. Available from Persis Collection, this paperback suits readers interested in Persian literature and modern realist fiction. Sa’edi’s work also has an important connection with Persian cinema. The fourth story was later adapted into the celebrated film The Cow. For readers looking to shop Persian books with a strong connection to modern Persian literature and cinema, this is a particularly notable title.
Persian Books by Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi
The book is presented in a paperback edition and a format identified in the source as roqa’i. Rather than a collection of unrelated pieces, the book contains eight interconnected stories. They follow the people of the imagined village of Bayal and create a continuous setting throughout the book. Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi, also known by the pen name Gohar Morad, was a psychiatrist, writer, and playwright. He was also an important figure in contemporary Persian realist literature, theatre and cinema. This makes the book a strong choice for readers browsing Persian Story Books or searching for Persian Books. It also suits customers building a collection through a specialist Persian Bookstore. Order tracking is provided for every order.
Persian Story Books and the Dark World of Bayal
What gives Mourners of Bayal its artistic force is the troubled world shared by its characters. The supplied extract captures that atmosphere through Mashdi Hassan’s disturbing transformation. He desperately insists that he can still be accepted as a cow. The passage belongs to the interconnected world of Bayal. Its fourth story was later adapted into the celebrated film The Cow. Reading the original Persian beside an English translation gives readers a closer sense of Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi’s dialogue. It also reveals the psychological intensity of the scene. Among Persian Story Books, Mourners of Bayal offers a direct encounter with Sa’edi’s fictional village. Its eight connected stories are shaped by grief, fear, and unusual behaviour.
گزیده‌ای از کتاب:
«مشدی حسن خیز برداشت؛ در حالی که دیوا وار دورِ طویله می دوید و شلنگ می انداخت. هرچند قدم کله اش را می زد به دیوار و نعره می کشید تا که رسید جلو کاهدان و ایستاد. چند لحظه سینه اش بالا و پایی رفت. بعد کله اش را برد توی کاهدان و دهانش را پر کرد از علوفه و آمد ایستاد روی چاه؛ همان جایی که اصلان کاه رویش ریخته بود. با صدایی که به زحمت از گلویش بیرون می آمد؛ گفت: ” مگه دُم نداشته باشم نمی تونم گاو باشم؟ مگه بی دُم قبولم نمی کنین؟ ها؟”»
English translation:
“Mashdi Hassan sprang to his feet. Like a madman, he ran and bounded around the stable. Every few steps, he struck his head against the wall and let out a roar, until he reached the hay bin and stopped. For a few moments, his chest rose and fell. Then he thrust his head into the hay bin, filled his mouth with fodder and came to stand over the well, in the very place where Aslan had scattered the straw. In a voice that could barely make its way out of his throat, he said, ‘Just because I don’t have a tail, can’t I be a cow? Won’t you accept me without a tail? Huh?’”
