Parviz Shapour (February 23, 1924 – 2000) was an Iranian artist and man of letters known for his witticisms and for his brief and troubled marriage to poet Forough Farrokhzad. In 1952, at the age of 31, he began working with local newspapers after a career as the V.P. of Finance in Iran’s Finance Ministry.
By 1958 his stories were published once a week in Tofiegh magazine.In 1968 Shapour collaborated with Ahmad Shamlou, editor of the art magazine Khoosheh (cluster) Journal, and one of Iran’s most celebrated poets.
