Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Seyyed Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad (Persian: جلال آلاحمد; December 2, 1923 – September 9, 1969) was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist, as well as an anthropologist who was "one of the earliest and most prominent of contemporary Iranian ethnographers". He popularized the term gharbzadegi – variously translated in English as "westernstruck", "westoxification", and "Occidentosis" – producing a holistic ideological critique of the West "which combined strong themes of Frantz Fanon and Marx".
Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad جلال آلاحمد | |
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| Born | 2 December 1923 Tehran, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 9 September 1969 (aged 45) Asalem, Pahlavi Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, social and political critic |
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| Spouse | Simin Daneshvar (1950−1969, his death) |
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