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Asadollah Amraee’s translations at TIBF
Three story collections, holding works of foreign writers which have been rendered into Persian by Asadollah Amraee, are being presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.
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Hisaye Yamamoto’s stories at TIBF
Seventeen Syllables a collection of short stories by Hisaye Yamamoto, Japanese American author, is being displayed at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.
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Chardin; the founder of religious studies in Iran
During the session of “Chardin and Iranology researches”, Iranian professor Tahmuras Sajedi said: “Jean Chardin visited Iran in the 17th century and his travelogue is about the Iranian’s life,...
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Conrad’s Freya of the Seven Isles hits TIBF
‘Freya of the Seven Isles’ a novella by Joseph Conrad is presented at Tehran Book Fair.
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Swiss writer Ursula Priess visits TIBF
Ursula Priess, daughter of Max Rudolf Frisch who is visiting Tehran International Book Fair to attend the unveiling ceremony of her book “Falling into One’s Own Mirrors” said the book is an account of...
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All the Mornings of the World, Flight at TIBF
Works by Stephen King, a novel by Sherman Alexie and a book by Pascal Quignard were presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.
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Javad Hadidi; Father of comparative literature in Iran
The 26th Tehran International Book Fair held a session about the impact of Iranian scholars on other countries’ literature. During the session, Bahman Namvar Motlagh said that Javad Hadidi is the...
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Baba Shah Isfahani's Adab al-mashq-2
Although the technical and stylistic parts of Adab al-mashq are certainly valuable, we wish to concentrate here on Baba Shah's expression of the spiritual aspects of calligraphy.
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Specialized fair of poetry, fiction to be held
A small book fair will open in Tehran’s Kavusiyeh which will be attended by more than 50 poets and writers.
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3rd Dr. Mojtabaei award releases call for papers
The 3rd edition of Dr. Mojtabaei award has released a call for paper according to which PhD students of religion, mysticism and classic Persian literature can submit their theses by August 22, 2013.
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Latest 9-vol Shahnameh Moscow released
Soroush Publications released the newest edition of the 9 volume Shahnameh Ferdowsi (Moscow version). This Shahnameh was first corrected by Russian scriptologists Mohammad Nouri Osmanov and Rustam...
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The Portrait of Jennie in Iran
Portrait of Jennie, a novel written by American novelist and poet Robert Nathan and rendered into Persian by Shahnaz Shahnavaz, has been released in Iran. The novel tries to depict the loneliness of...
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The House of the Dead in Iran
The 3rd print of The House of the Dead, by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky which has been rendered into Persian by Mehrdad Mehrin, has been released in Iran.
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National Ferdowsi Day
May 15 is annually celebrated by Iranians as Ferdowsi Day. Many art and cultural festivals are held across the country to commemorate the great Iranian epic poet.
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Iran to hold celebration for Ferdowsi at Milad Tower
A ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Tehran’s Milad Tower to celebrate Ferdowsi and his poetry.
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Khayyam's Day
May 18 marks the birth anniversary of the great Iranian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1131).
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New books of Gianni Rodari hit bookshelves
Two new books by Italian writer Gianni Rodari entitled ‘Tante storie per giocare’ and ‘Gip nel televisore e altre storie in orbita’ have been recently released in Iran.
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Short Story has eastern roots
Ettore Bruni, professor of Italian at the University of Tehran, during the ceremony on Persian Spring Fest said many Arabic and Indian works have reached Italy through Iranians’ translations. “Short...
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Identity of Islamic Iran introduced to the world via commemorating scholars
Concurrent with the Cultural Heritage Week, Tehran’s Azadi Sport Complex held a commemoration for Ferdowsi.
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Paul Auster’s wife in Iran with The Summer without Men
The Summer without Men, a novel by American novelist Siri Hustvedt, has been rendered into Persian.
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