of a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship program established by Henry Kissinger for supporting promising Iranian intellectuals. Al-e-Ahmad rigorously supported Nima Yushij (father of modern Persian poetry) and had an important role in acceptance of Nima's revolutionary style. In "a short but prolific career", his writings "came to fill over thirty-five volumes." Novels and novellas The School Principal By the Pen The Tale of Beehives The Cursing of the Land A Stone upon a Grave Many of his novels, including the first two in the list above, have been translated into English. Short stories "The setar" "Of our suffering" "Someone else's child" "Pink nail-polish" "The Chinese flower pot" "The postman" "The treasure" "The Pilgrimage" "Sin" Critical essays "Seven essays" "Hurried investigations" "Plagued by the West" (Gharbzadegi) Monographs Jalal traveled to far-off, usually poor, regions of Iran and tried to document their life, culture and problems. Some of these monographs are: "Owrazan" "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" "Kharg Island, the unique pearl of the Persian Gulf" Travelogues A Straw in Mecca A Journey to Russia A Journey to Europe A Journey to the Land of Israel ("The land of Azrael") A Journey to America Translations The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky L'Etranger by Albert Camus Les mains sales by Jean-Paul Sartre Return from the U.S.S.R. by André Gide Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award The Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award is an Iranian literary award presented yearly since 2008. Every year, an award is given to the best Iranian authors on the birthday of the renowned Persian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad. The top winner receives 110 Bahar Azadi gold coins (about $33,000), making it Iran's most lucrative literary award. In some years there is no top winner, other notables receive up to 25 gold coins. Categories include "Novel", "Short story", "Literary criticism" and "History and documentations". The award was confirmed by the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council in 2005, the first award was presented in 2008. See also Gholam-Hossein Sā'edi Ahmad Fardid Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards References External links Al-i Ahmad, Jalal A biography by Iraj Bashiri, University of Minnesota. 1923 births 1969 deaths Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Jalal 20th-century novelists 20th-century Iranian short story writers Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation politicians Tudeh Party of Iran members Third Force (Iran) politicians League of Iranian Socialists