Ahmad Mahmoud
Ahmad E’ta (Persian: احمد اعطا), better known by his pen name Ahmad Mahmoud (Persian: احمد محمود); (December 25, 1931 – October 4, 2002) was a prominent Iranian novelist from Ahvaz city in the southwest of Iran.
One of his works, The Neighbours stands out as one of the most notable novels in modern Persian Literature. He was known as a distinguished social realist writer; by his works mainly concerning the lives of working class and lower class families in the urban societies of the South of Iran, especially in Khuzestan. He was a member of the Tudeh Party… more
A portrait of the prominent Iranian novelist, whose work dealt with the troubled nature of life within his native country, often due to political upheaval…. more
Ahmad Mahmoud perhaps represents the most successful example of social realism in the history of the modern Iranian novel. In the literary culture dominated by experimental and modernist fiction on one side and best-selling melodrama on the other, Mahmoud adhered to social realism throughout his career. He was also a rare example of a writer achieving popularity among the elite and the general readership. In this talk…. more