Iranian Literati Shapour Jorkesh passes away in Shiraz
IBNA- Shapour Jorkesh, an Iranian literary critic, researcher, tranlator and playwright passed away due to respiratory disease in the city of Shiraz, south of Iran yesterday. He was 73.
View ArticleÉmile Zola’s ‘The Paradise of the Cats’ published in Persian
IBNA- A collection of short stories titled ‘The Paradise of the Cats’ (French: Le Paradis des chats) by the influential French writer Émile Zola has been translated into Persian and published.
View ArticleNew York Times bestselling author’s ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ published
IBNA- ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ (2020), a novel by English author Jeffrey Archer, a New York Times bestselling author has been published in Persian and is available in Iranian bookstores.
View ArticleTehran hosts calligraphy exhibit on the occasion of Muharram
IBNA- A calligraphy exhibition was opened at Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran concurrent with the beginning of the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar Muharram.
View Article'Supercinema: Film-Philosophy for the Digital Age'
IBNA- 'Supercinema: Film-Philosophy for the Digital Age' (2013) by Vancouver based British academic and filmmaker William Brown, a challenging book showing how cinema is a powerful and living machine...
View ArticleLondon's Kew Gardens displays artwork featuring plants mentioned in Qur’an
IBNA- An exhibition of artwork featuring plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an is currently on display at Kew Gardens in Kew Gardens, London, the United Kingdom.
View ArticleAfrican novel 'The River Between' rendered into Persian
IBNA- A novel 'The River Between' (1965) by prolific Kenyan author and academic Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o who writes primarily in Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English has been translated into Persian and...
View ArticleMashhad meeting to recite Chekhov's 'A Marriage Proposal'
IBNA- A play by Anton Chekhov titled 'A Marriage Proposal' written in 1889 and premiered in 1890 will be recited at a meeting in the Iranian city of Mashhad on Sunday, August 6.
View ArticleEnglish author's 'Hom' introduced to Iranian children
IBNA- Juvenile fiction book 'Hom' (2022) by English author Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly has been published in Persian and is available to Iranian children.
View ArticleZakaria Tamer's 'Spring In The Ashes' appears in Persian
IBNA- A collection of 11 short stories, 'Spring In The Ashes' (1963) by internationally known Syrian writer Zakaria Tamer who lives in the UK has been published in Persian and is available in Iranian...
View ArticleImpressive play 'The Death of Meyerhold' reaches Iranian bookstores
IBNA- 'The Death of Meyerhold, a Tragedy with a Smile on the Lips' (2011), an impressive play by playwright and director Mark Jackson has been published in Persian and is displayed at Iranian bookstores.
View ArticleEugène Ionesco’s ‘Rhinoceros’ to be recited at Iran’s Artists Forum
IBNA- Shahnaz Hall of the Iran’s Artists Forum (IAF) will be playing host to reading performances of the Romanian-French writer Eugène Ionesco’s ‘Rhinoceros’ with four different Persian translations.
View ArticleTehran University urges boosting ties with Iraqi universities
IBNA- President of the University of Tehran Mohammad Moghimi has pointed to the university’s willingness to expand scientific collaboration with Iraqi universities.
View Article'Psychophysical Acting' offers evocative and fascinating exercises
IBNA- Theater criticism book 'Psychophysical Acting: An Intercultural Approach after Stanislavski' (2008) by English director, actor and trainer Phillip B. Zarrilli who offers evocative and fascinating...
View ArticleChilling and suspenseful novel ‘The Bone Fire’ rendered into Persian
IBNA- Hungarian novel ‘The Bone Fire’ (2014) by the acclaimed author and literary translator György Dragomán, a chilling and suspenseful novel set in the wake of a violent revolution has been...
View ArticleNominated cities for Iran’s Book Capital introduced
IBNA- At a news conference attended by Iranian book officials, the cities selected for the final stage of the 8th edition of Book Capital were introduced at Iran’s Culture Ministry building in Tehran...
View ArticleShakespeare's ‘Macbeth' adaptation to be staged in Tehran
IBNA- 'Freeze Macbeth Freeze’, a play adapted from William Shakespeare’s masterpiece ‘Macbeth’ will go on stage at Iranshahr Theater Complex in Tehran.
View Article'The Glory of Van Gogh' appears in Iranian bookstores
IBNA- A book by French sociologist Nathalie Heinich, 'The Glory of Van Gogh: An Anthropology of Admiration' (originally published in 1991) has been published in Persian and is available in Iranian...
View Article'A Life in Words' sheds new light on Paul Auster’s career
IBNA- Biography book, 'A Life in Words: Conversations with I. B. Siegumfeldt' (2017) by Danish academic I. B. Siegumfeldt which sheds new light on the career of leading American writer Paul Auster has...
View ArticleEminent Iranian linguist and translator Kourosh Safavi passes away
IBNA- Kourosh Safavi, a leading Iranian linguist, translator, author and university professor who left many books behind, passed away in Tehran yesterday. He was 67.
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