Samad Behrangi: Teacher, social critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer

He was fascinated with Azeri folk tales and his first book, published in 1965, was a collection of several such stories that he had translated into Persian. That work brought him to the attention of literary circles in Tehran. The subsequent publication of an essay on educational problems, several original children's stories dealing realistically with social issues, and a second volume of Azeri folktales established his reputation as a rising star among a new generation of writers.