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Ehsan Tabari

Ehsan Tabari

1917–1989

Nationality
Iran
Occupation
writer

Ehsan Tabari (Persian: احسان طبری; 8 February 1917 – 29 April 1989) was an Iranian philosopher, poet, and literary figure who contributed to the modernization of literature and cultural debates in twentieth-century Iran.

Incarceration history

  1. Evin Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Ehsan Tabari (Persian: احسان طبری; 8 February 1917 – 29 April 1989) was an Iranian philosopher, poet, and literary figure who contributed to the modernization of literature and cultural debates in twentieth-century Iran. He also promoted the study of Marxist philosophy in the country. A founding member and theoretician of the Tudeh Party of Iran, he participated actively in its political activities, which advocated social reform and economic equality.