The Scorched Earth (Zamin-e Sukhtah) by Ahmad Mahmoud

This Book “The Scorched Earth” by Ahmad Mahmoud. Ahmad E’ta , better known by his pen name Ahmad Mahmoud ; (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.