Cyrus Atabay

Cyrus Atabay
Grave tomb of Cyrus Atabay in Munich
Born(1929-09-06)6 September 1929
Sa'dabad Complex, Tehran, Iran[1]
Died26 January 1996(1996-01-26) (aged 66)[2]
Munich, Germany
NationalityIranian
Parents
RelativesReza Shah (grandfather)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (uncle)
FamilyPahlavi dynasty
Awards

Cyrus Atabay (Persian: سیروس آتابای, 6 September 1929 – 26 January 1996) was a Persian-German poet. He mostly wrote in German and also translated works of Persian literature into German.[1] Atabay was decorated on numerous occasions for his literary efforts, including the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize in 1990 and the Hugo-Jacobi-Preis in 1957.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Rezvani 2014.
  2. ^ "اشعار شاعر ایرانی به فارسی ترجمه شد". IBNA (in Persian). 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2016.