Tangsir (novel)

Tangsir (also transliterated as Tangseer, in Persian: تنگسیر) is a Persian novel written by Iranian writer Sadeq Chubak. Tangsir was the author's first novel. The book recounts the valorous acts of the fighters of Tangestan (a region near Bushehr province).

Background
Chubak was a translator of western novels and stories into Persian. Before writing Tangsir. The author translated books including Pinocchio and some of Eugene O'Neill's plays. Tangsir's events have really occurred in Bushehr in the past. Rasoul Parvizi, an Iranian writer wrote a short story in his 1957 short story collection, The Patched Pants (in Persian: شلوارهای وصله‌دار) named Shir Mohammad (the name of the hero of the Tangsir novel) and Chubak had been influenced by that story.

Characters

 * Za'er Mohammad
 * Shahrou
 * Karim Haj Hamzeh
 * Mohammad Gondeh Rajab
 * Agha Ali Kachal
 * Asatour the Armenian
 * Nayeb

Film Adaptation
In 1974, Iranian director, Amir Naderi directed a film of the same name based on the novel. Among the actors were Behruz Vosoughi, Nuri Kasrai, Parviz Fanizadeh, and Enayat Bakhshi.