Freidoune Sahebjam
French-Iranian journalist (1933–2008)
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Freidoune Sahebjam (Persian: فریدون صاحب جم) (1933 – 26 March 2008) was a French-Iranian journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who resided in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France.[1]
Freidoune Sahebjam | |
|---|---|
| Native name | فریدون صاحب جم |
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 26 March 2008 (aged 74–75) |
| Occupation | Journalist, war correspondent, and novelist |
| Notable works | La Femme Lapidée |
He gained international recognition for his novel La Femme Lapidée, in 1990, about Soraya Manutchehri, which was translated four years later as The Stoning of Soraya M.: A True Story. The book became the basis for screenplay of the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M., in which the American actor James Caviezel portrays Sahebjam.[citation needed]
Sahebjam was a journalist for the French TV channel LCI and for French newspapers such as Le Monde and Le Télégramme.[1]
Before his death, he had recently written a biography on his mother, an aristocrat of Qajar heritage, entitled Une Princesse Persane. He died on Wednesday 26 March 2008, aged 75. The cause of death was not reported.[1]
Bibliography
- The Stoning of Soraya M., Arcade Publishing, 1994
- Une Princesse Persane, a biography of his mother, an aristocrat of Qajar heritage
- Morte parmi les vivants : Une tragédie afghane
- La Femme Lapidée [The Stoning of Soraya M.]
- Je n'ai plus de larmes pour pleurer (with Reza Behrouzi)
- Le Vieux de la montagne
- Reviens Mahomet, ils sont devenus fous : Chroniques de la barbarie islamique ordinaire
- Le Dernier Eunuque
- Mohamad reza pahlavi, shah d'iran
- Un procès sans appel
