Notes from prison by the well-known Iranian writer Bozorg Alavi, a portrayal of torture and bad behavior in the prisons of Iran in Reza Shah Period (The first Pahlavi King). Because Alavi is a good writer, papers of prison is not merely a report but an example of good prose. One should note that these papers were released after the fall of Reza Shah and have been new to the Iranian eyes, as socially-critically writings become a more and more serious form of writing in Iran, papers of prison becomes more and more important to the understanding of beginning of this form.

Notes from prison by the well-known Iranian writer Bozorg Alavi, a portrayal of torture and bad behavior in the prisons of Iran in Reza Shah Period (The first Pahlavi King). Because Alavi is a good writer, papers of prison is not merely a report but an example of good prose. One should note that these papers were released after the fall of Reza Shah and have been new to the Iranian eyes, as socially-critically writings become a more and more serious form of writing in Iran, papers of prison becomes more and more important to the understanding of beginning of this form.