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I write only for my shadow which is cast on the wall in front of the light. I must introduce myself to it.

Sadegh Hedayat

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Sadegh Hedayat
Age: 48 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 17
Died: 1951
Died: April 9
Novelist
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Prosaist
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Writer
Teheran
Wall
Write
Introduce
Light
Introducing
Must
Cast
Writing
Casts
Shadow
Fronts
Front

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