Samad Behrangi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samad Behrangi

Iranian writer and social critic

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1967

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist, children's writer, essayist

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Samad Behrangi (Persian: ??? ??????; June 24, 1939 – August 31, 1967) was an Iranian teacher, social critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer.
He is famous for his children's books, particularly The Little Black Fish.
Influenced by predominantly leftist ideologies that were common among the Iranian intelligentsia of his era, his books typically portrayed the lives of the children of the urban poor and encouraged the individual to change his/ her circumstances by her own initiatives.