Ashiri, "The Alexandre Dumas of Iran” passes away
IBNA- Veteran writer Amir Ashiri known as "The Alexandre Dumas of Iran” who was the founder of the Iranian detective literature passed away due to cardiac arrest on Thursday June 16 in Tehran. He was...
View ArticlePour-Torab’s books reflect his knowledge of music
IBNA- Conductor of Iran’s National Orchestra, Farhad Fakhreddini who worked with the late musician Kamal Pour-Torab at the Conservatory of National Music said that Pour-Torab spent a lifetime to study...
View ArticleVisible Stories’ by Iranian artists’ to be released
IBNA- A collection of short stories titled ‘Visible Stories’ by the eminent Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambkhsh with a preface by Javad Mojabi will be released in the coming days.
View ArticleForeigners better to learn both Persian language and literature
IBNA- Iranian cleric, journalist and politician Seyyed Hadi Khamenei said that it’s better to teach Persian literature to the interested foreigners alongside Persian language which enables them to...
View ArticleCarné and Prévert come to Iran with ‘Children of Paradise’
IBNA- The screenplay of the film ‘Children of Paradise’ by Jacques Prévert for the film directed by Marcel Carné was translated into Persian and released as a book by Chatrang Publications in Tehran.
View Article‘Stories of the 1980s in Iran’ released
IBNA- A collection of selected stories at the first edition of Fereshteh Literature Award held in Tehran was released titled ‘Stories of the 1980s in Iran’ by Hermes Publications.
View ArticleJannati: Pen Day has roots in Iran’s ancient history
IBNA- In a message to mark the Pen Day, Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati said that Pen Day has its roots in ancient history and culture of Iran, and Iranians praise the day and the literary and...
View ArticleProminent Iranian filmmaker and poet, Kiarostami passes away
IBNA- Leading Iranian filmmaker, poet and author Abbas Kiarostami who became an international figure during the past decades in world cinema, passed away at a hospital in Paris on Monday, he was 76.
View ArticleProminent Iranian filmmaker and poet Abbas Kiarostami passes away
IBNA- Leading Iranian filmmaker, photographer, poet and author Abbas Kiarostami who became an international figure during the past decades in world cinema, passed away at a hospital in Paris on...
View ArticleKiaroastami brings beauty out of the sheer ugliness
IBNA- Following the death of the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, the photographer and author Kourosh Ranjbar said that through his vision, Kiarostami brought beauty out of the heart of...
View ArticleFourth chapter of ‘Jonathan Seagull’ could mislead audience
IBNA- On the occasion of the release of a new chapter ‘Jonathan Livingstone Seagull’ Richard Bach said that the publication of the fourth chapter of this novel in the 1970s could mislead the audience.
View ArticleJannati: Pen Day rooted in Iran’s ancient history
IBNA- In a message to mark the Pen Day, Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati said that Pen Day has its roots in ancient history and culture of Iran, and Iranians praise the day and the literary and...
View ArticleNoted writer and film critic Jamshid Arjmand passes away
IBNA- Veteran Iranian writer, film critic translator and editor Jamshid Arjmand passed away due to heart failure today morning at Shohada hospital in Tehran. He was 77.
View ArticleA British lady fascinated by Iranian life’s simple style
IBNA- British writer and traveller Gertrude Bell who travelled to Iran in 1892 and later wrote ‘Persian Pictures’ and ‘Poems from the Divan of Hafiz’ was fascinated by the simple style of Iranian life.
View ArticleSalehi: Translating modern Iranian poetry neglected
IBNA- In the unveiling ceremony of 30 bilingual books of poem, Deputy Culture Minister said that the world is well acquainted with our classic poets like Rumi, Ferdowsi, Hafez and Sa`di, but...
View ArticleIranian bookshops host Kieślowski’s book of interviews
IBNA- The book, ‘My Life Is My Everything’ featuring the interviews of the leading Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski translated into Persian by Anna Marchinovska is available in the Iranian...
View ArticleMeetings on book review prevents producing unoriginal works
IBNA- At a meeting with members of the directors board of Qom Seminary’s Pen Association, Culture Minister Ali Jannati said that book reviews particularly on religious subjects are necessary to...
View Article‘90 Years of Innovation in Iranian Visual Arts’ unveiled
IBNA- At the unveiling ceremony of his book ‘90 Years of Innovation in the Iranian Visual Arts’, the scholar Javad Mojabi said that he doesn’t view different arts independently, but within the...
View Article‘From the Corners of Translation’ reviewed at a meeting
IBNA- At a meeting for considering his book ‘From the Corners of Translation’ Ali Solhjou said that this book is the result of his years of efforts and experience in translation.
View ArticleRealism of Dowlatabadi’s works is a unique one
IBNA- In a note written on the 77th anniversary of the acclaimed Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi’s birthday, a publisher suggests that the realism in this writer’s works is a unique one.
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