دیکته و زاویه | غلامحسین ساعدی

Dikteh va Zaviyeh

Playwright: غلامحسین ساعدی (Gholam-Hossein Saedi)

Dikteh va Zaviyeh is not a short-story collection; it contains two plays by Gholam-Hossein Saedi. In both works, ordinary situations gradually turn threatening and nightmarish as characters are placed under the pressure of examination, judgement, obedience and fear.

In “Dikteh,” the language of education and assessment becomes an instrument of conformity and control: the character must pass an “examination” not only before others but before himself. “Zaviyeh” similarly brings Saedi’s theatrical attention to disturbed lives, misunderstanding, isolation and closed structures. Compression, sharp dialogue and the overlap of reality with nightmare make these plays a concentrated example of Saedi’s dramatic world.

Book details

• Transliterated title: Dikteh va Zaviyeh: Two Plays
• Playwright: Gholam-Hossein Saedi
• Publisher: Negah
• Subject: Modern Persian drama
• Length: 90 pages
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9789643518950
• Language: Persian