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E-books fail to live up to books
Literary critic and author Fatullah Biniaz believes that currently e-books can’t replace books.
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New titles to be unveiled at 9th Book Criticism Festival
Scientific secretary of the 9th Festival of Literary Book Criticism announced that 4 new titles on literary criticism will be unveiled at the closing ceremony of the event.
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Cinematic adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to be criticized
A session will be held in Iranian Fiction Foundation on criticizing the cinematic adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Keyhan to render Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons
Khojasteh Keyhan has decided to translate Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons which was written in 1862.
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Critical session on Kadkani's "With Lamp and Mirror" held
Alireza Anoushirvani regarded 'With Lamp and Mirror' as a guideline for comparative literature, emphasizing that comparative literature in Iran has been misguided by far.
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First conference of literary tourism to be held
The First conference of literary tourism will be held on Saturday, December 22. During the event “The articles of the first conference of literary tourism” will be unveiled.
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The Spinning Heart wins Irish Book of the Year
Donal Ryan's debut novel The Spinning Heart has been voted the Bord Gáis Energy Book of the Year for 2012.
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“Contemporary literature of Cyprus” in Iran
A selection of Cyprus’s contemporary fiction and poetry has been released in Iran as “Contemporary literature of Cyprus”. Translated into Persian by Fariba Moghaddam, the book introduces the...
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces long list
A total of nine works have made it to Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s long list for ‘Best Contribution to Development of the Nation’ out of 207 works nominated for this category in the Award’s 7th session...
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Select pieces by Azeri poets to be released
A bilingual poetry collection encompassing pieces by more than 30 Azeri poets will be published by the Poetry and Literature Foundation of West Azerbaijan Province of Iran.
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Beckett’s Endgame marketed
Endgame a famous one-act play by Samuel Beckett, which was rendered into Persian by Attaullah Norian, has been released in Iran.
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An anthology of Iranian contemporary poetry released
Four new books have been added to the “Poetry of our time” series. The collection, which is published by Negah Publications, holds an anthology of the works of noted cotemporary poets which were...
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My Cousin Rachel hits Iranian bookshelves
My Cousin Rachel, a novel by British author Daphne du Maurier which was translated into Persian by Sousan Ardakani, has been released in Iran. The book was released in Iran some 28 years ago.
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Guita Garakani’s The Last Chapter in English
The Last Chapter, winner of the 3rd edition of Parvin Etesami literary award, will be released in the UK. Garakani is currently writing her second novel and preparing “The techniques of writing”.
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The Hours to be criticized
The novel and film of The Hours will be criticized in the Iranian Fiction Foundation with the attendance of Mehrzad Danesh.
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Zia Movahed’s birthday to be celebrated
The cultural center of Book City has planned to celebrate the 70th birthday of Zia Movahed on Sunday, December 30. The celebration will be attended by a group of literary and cultural figures.
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Oloumi: “We rebuilt a quake-stricken city in the world of literature”
Mohammad Ali Oloumi, a writer and researcher from Bam, is among the authors who, following Bam’s earthquake, wrote different stories about the event; as if the city of Bam and its beliefs and rituals...
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The Mother of Bertolt Brecht in Iran
The 2nd print of The Mother, one of the most noted plays of Bertolt Brecht, has been released in Iran. The work was rendered into Persian by late Jahed Jahanshahi.
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Mawlana In the Passage of Time
This week’s Book City session themed on ‘Mawlana Rumi in the Passage of Time’ will be held with the presence of Rumi experts from Iran and Turkey.
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‘The Lost Rose’ and ‘Outsider’ republished
‘Love is Forbidden My Daughter’ shortlisted in the 18th Book for the Season Awards, ‘The Lost Rose’, ‘Outsider’, and poetry collection ‘Is Not’ are recently reprinted by Amout Publications.
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