Investigating the Continental and Rural Characteristics in Novel "Scorched Earth" by Ahmad Mahmood

Continental and rural literature is one of the branches of literature which is expressing the natural geography, human traits and social evolution of a special location and posses a special place in the literature of most of the countries, Ahmad Mahmoud as one of the realist continental writers,he has played an important role in the contemporary Iranian novelist literature to the extent that she is one of the active writers of the southern school. "Scorched Earth" is the first novel after the Iran-Iraq war. This novel reflects the sufferings, sacrifices and perseverance of the people in the war that Iran witnessed at the end of the twentieth century. The importance of this work becomes apparent when, as a social, historical plan The events of the war and the reflection of the situation of the southern climate are portrayed by Ahmad Mahmoud with mastery in the scenes of showing the story in a realistic style in the eyes of the critic. The present study is based on the descriptive-analytical method of the characteristics of continental literature in the novel "Scorched Earth" in relation to social consequences. The results of this research studied the impact of the author's native identity on an important historical event of the sacred defense in the novel Scorched Earth. In addition to the climate problems after the imposed war, due to the living and economic conditions, it is necessary to avoid ethnic and social challenges for the purposes of sustainable development.