حیات یحیی (5جلدی): حیات یحیی (5جلدی) فارسی 1387

Hayat-e Yahya (The Life of Yahya) is a monumental five-volume memoir by Yahya Dowlatabadi, a leading intellectual, educator, and reformist of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.

Spanning the reigns of four Qajar monarchs and the rise of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the work offers:

Firsthand accounts of political upheavals, clerical tensions, and foreign interventions

Reflections on educational reform, women’s rights, and modernization efforts

Detailed portraits of figures like Malek al-Motakallemin, Jamal al-Din Vaʿez, and Akhund Khorasani

Insights into the Babī and Azalī movements, in which Dowlatabadi’s family played a role

The fifth volume serves as a supplement, compiling documents, speeches, and clarifications. With scholarly annotations by Mojtaba Barzabadi Farahani, this edition is a cornerstone for researchers of modern Iranian history, intellectual movements, and autobiographical literature.