Morteza Ahmadi’s Memories published

A Ramble in Circumstances of Tehran and the People of Tehran

Iran Books News Agency (IBNA) - “A Ramble in Circumstances of Tehran and the People of Tehran” is published by Hilda publications. It is one of Morteza Ahmadi’s lasting works. He has presented this book to his daughter Azita.
Seyed Meoteza Ahmadi was a multi-dimensional character. Besides being familiar to writing in literature and folklore songs, he was a senior actor and a rhythmic musician.
Morteza Ahmadi’s childhood, youth, middle age and old age is narrated in this book. In a part of, longing for old Tehran, he regrets the past times and in parts he anticipates a better tomorrow. He tells us about his father’s family and about what have become antique these days. He recalls the old traditions and rituals.
Comeing out of home and going everywhere makes his old memories to be recollected. In his book, Ahmadi talks about markets, squares, streets, alleys and coffee houses in old days of Tehran. He tells us of Looties, Mashdies, and Morsheds. He remembers traditional foods, talks about cinemas and theaters of Tehran and recalls old artists.
Morteza Ahmadi has lost most of his family members. He is found of his daughter, his son-in-law and his grandchild, who live abroad. His grandchild wants him to describe the past before it is too late.
He goes back and talks about his mother, his own birth, his father -who wished to have a daughter- and old–fashioned primary schools. He recalls himself reading books and newspapers. He talks about his own political activities, internment, being exiled and tortured. He also recollects war times, the allies’ invasion, famine and disease.
In this book, he feels he had a better life in the past and his identity was clearer then. He reminisces about beneficent people like Hassan Baba, who fed alley dogs and birds in the winter and many other old issues and events of old Tehran.
He recalls rituals like Yalda night, new-year house cleaning, fireworks in the last Wednesday of the year, Hji Firooz, new-year eve, old games, milkman, bakers…
Late Morteza Ahmadi was born in 1925 in south of Tehran. He passed away in December 21, 2014 in Tehran.

Source: http://ibna.ir/fa/doc/book/213885
Translated by Asghar Aboutorabi