Three Drops of Blood

{{short description|1932 short story collection by Sadegh Hedayat}}

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Three Drops of Blood ({{langx|fa|سه قطره خون}}) is a short story collection written by Iranian author Sadegh Hedayat. Published in 1932, it includes 11 short stories. The story is often considered a precursor to The Blind Owl.{{cite web | title=SE QAṬRA ḴUN – Encyclopaedia Iranica | website=Encyclopædia Iranica | date=2011-08-30 | url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/se-qatra-kun | accessdate=2017-04-17}}{{Cite book| last= بهارلوییان| first= شهرام | last2 = اسماعیلی | first2= فتح‌الله| title= شناخت‌نامهٔ صادق هدایت| publisher=قطره |location= تهران|isbn=964-341-080-3 | pages=۶۳۵|lang=fa}}