About Shapour Bonyad
Lived 1947 – 2000. Shapour Bonyad was an Iranian poet.
Shahpour Bonyad (1947, Shiraz – 2000, Shiraz; Persian: شاپور بنیاد) was an Iranian poet.
Biography He studied cinematography in France. A few months after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Bonyad returned to Iran but because of his political beliefs could not continue his activities in his homeland. He taught French literature at the University of Shiraz for a while but was sacked by the fundamentalist government.
Up to now five poem collections by him have been published in Shiraz; he was also at editorial board of literary project "Halgheye Niloufari".
He died of a heart attack in Shiraz.
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Who was Shapour Bonyad?
Iranian writer
When was Shapour Bonyad born?
Shapour Bonyad was born in 1947 in Shiraz.
When did Shapour Bonyad die?
Shapour Bonyad died in 2000.
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Shapour Bonyad was a poet.
What nationality was Shapour Bonyad?
Shapour Bonyad was Iranian.
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