Bahman Forsi (born 2 February 1933; ) is an Iranian playwright who was born in

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

but immigrated to

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

when he was four years old. At first he worked for newspapers and wrote several poems, short stories and reviews; he started to write plays afterwards. His first play was ''The Vase'' (1960). He was influenced by European absurdist theater, and therefore attempted to use a completely new language in his plays, described as novel for Iranian drama in the 1960s.Khalaj, Mansoor. (1992). ''Iranian Playwrights''. Tehran: Akhtaran. . pp.178-185

Selected plays

* The Vase (1960) * The Mouse (1963) * Rungs of a Ladder (1963) * Green in Green (1964) * Spring and a Doll (1964) * Two Times Two Is Infinity (1968) * Breaking Sound (1971) * Asylum (1977)

Short story collections

* In the Dog's Teeth (1964) * First Night, Second Night (1964) * Twelfth (1991) * Free Fall (1991) * The Black Rock Candy (1992)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forsi, Bahman 1934 births Living people Writers from Tabriz Iranian male poets Iranian male film actors Iranian male short story writers Iranian dramatists and playwrights