Study and analysis of memoirs in the works of Jalal Al-Ahmad

Memoir research is one of the reliable sources of research and investigation in historiography, and it is also a tool for transmitting experiences, customs, religious and national rituals of societies to future generations.On the other hand, it expresses individual, ethnic, and national emotions and feelings against incidents and events. Jalal Al-Ahmed is one of the writers whose vast volume of writing is in the field of memoirs.The works of this author in many ways, including social, political and historical, are indicative of his ups and downs life. This article tries to survey the memory and types of memoirs in the works of Jalal Al-Ahmed with a descriptive-analytical method.The results of the research indicate that most of the stories of Jalal Al-Ahmad are related to the description of the author's life and personal memories. For this reason, his works can be classified as memoirs.In most cases, these stories do not proceed with a specific story coherence; Because the author sometimes interrupts the course of the story and interferes in its process with his comments; It is as if Jalal's realism has made him sometimes cross the boundaries of fantasy and enter the real world.Among Jalal Al-Ahmad's works, his travelogues and letters have a prominent place. His views in his travelogues and letters, in addition to revealing part of the author's private and family life, also give us the opportunity to take a fresh look at the political, cultural and social events of the author's era.