Ahmad Shamlou vs Bessie Head
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Bessie Head (1937–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1937 to 1986.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Bessie Head (1937–1986)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Verified
- — Sent to a mission school in Durban Verified
- — Qualified as a teacher and taught in Durban Verified
- — Worked as a journalist in Johannesburg and Cape Town Verified
- — Married Harold Head Verified
- — Left South Africa for Botswana on an exit permit Verified
- — Published her first novel, When Rain Clouds Gather Verified
- — Published A Question of Power Verified
- — Granted Botswana citizenship Verified
- — Died in Serowe, Botswana Verified