''Tangsir'' (also transliterated as ''Tangseer'', in

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: تنگسیر) is a

novel written by

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ian writer

Sadeq Chubak Sādeq Chubak ( fa, صادق چوبک, sometimes Sādegh Choubak; August 5, 1916 July 3, 1998), was an Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels. His short stories are characterized by their intricacy, economy of detail, and concentrati ...

. ''Tangsir'' was the author's first novel. The book recounts the valorous acts of the fighters of Tangestan (a region near Bushehr province).

Background

Chubak was a translator of western novels and stories into Persian. Before writing ''Tangsir''. The author translated books including ''

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'' and some of

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plays. ''Tangsir''s events have really occurred in Bushehr in the past. Rasoul Parvizi, an Iranian writer wrote a short story in his 1957 short story collection, ''The Patched Pants'' (in

: شلوارهای وصله‌دار) named ''Shir Mohammad'' (the name of the hero of the ''Tangsir'' novel) and Chubak had been influenced by that story.{{cite web, last=Ghanoonparvar, first=Mohammad Reza, author-link=M.R. Ghanoonparvar, title=چوبک, url=http://www.encyclopaediaislamica.com/madkhal2.php?sid=5580, publisher=

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Characters

*Za'er Mohammad *Shahrou *Karim Haj Hamzeh *Mohammad Gondeh Rajab *Agha Ali Kachal *Asatour the Armenian *Nayeb

Film Adaptation

In 1974, Iranian director, Amir Naderi directed a film of the same name based on the novel. Among the actors were

Behruz Vosoughi Khalil Vossoughi ( fa, خلیل وثوقی; born 11 March 1938) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoighi (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theater. His work has earned him recognition at sev ...

, Nuri Kasrai,

Parviz Fanizadeh Parviz Fannizadeh ( fa, پرویز فنی‌زاده, January 27, 1938 – February 24, 1980) was an Iranian actor, film and television star. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in ''My ...

, and

Enayat Bakhshi Enayatollah Bakhshi ( fa, , also known Enayat Bakhshi) is an Iranian veteran actor. During six decades of artistic activity, he has appeared in more than 170 plays and considered one of the most well-known actors played the antihero role in the ...

References

1963 novels Iranian novels Persian-language novels Novels set in Iran Novels by Sadeq Chubak