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House of Literati

	Best books of fall named	5 Mar 2013 17:09
	The 23rd Book of the Season Award wrapped up naming the best books of fall.

	FIBF; an opportunity for cultural exchange	14 Oct 2012 11:06
	The General Manager of Islamic Guidance and Culture Ministry’s Book Office said: “Frankfurt International Book Fair (FIBF) is an opportunity for exchanging culture. Attending the world’s noted fairs, Iran can introduce its works and rich culture and pave the ways for further cultural talks.”

	Psychology, philosophy, history sessions planned	12 Aug 2012 14:18
	This week, the Book House Institute’s House of Literati will host several sessions in the fields of psychology, philosophy and history.

	House of Literati to host 10th poetry reading session	22 Jul 2012 14:48
	The 10th session of the House of Literati's "Poetry reading and criticizing" series will be held on Tuesday, July 24.

	Persian rendition of Hanno Hardt’s work assessed	10 Jul 2012 16:46
	A session was held at the House of the Literati on Monday (July 9, 2012) in assessment of the Persian rendition of Hanno Hardt’s Critical Communication Studies.

	Writers’ charter underway at Book House	9 Jul 2012 13:06
	Manager of the Book House Institute said that the ethical charter of writers is being prepared by the institute and will be released in the future.

	The commemoration of codicology and indexing master Abdolhussein Haeri	27 Jun 2012 11:22

	Abu Mahboub: Epics, are linked with the Outset of Nation's Formation	22 Jun 2012 17:36
	Emphasizing on the issue that some sociologists relate the different types of literary forms to the different ages, Ahmad Abu Mahboub said: "From this perspective, epic is related to the formation outset of a nation or ethnicity, in other words it covers the childhood and adolescence of a nation or ethnic group". The researcher was giving a lecture at another session of the meeting series on "Shahnameh studies" last week.

	Poetry reading sessions to be held for Mab'ath	18 Jun 2012 11:33
	The 8th session of the House of Literati's "Poetry reading and criticizing" series will be held on Tuesday, June 19, on Mab'ath.

	Critical session on Abed Al-Jabri ideas	11 Jun 2012 16:12
	The ideas of Moroccan philosopher Abed Al-Jabri will be assessed in a session at the Hosue of Literati on Wednesday June 13.

	Abu Mahboob: Mithraism represents a distinctive manifestation in the Iranian Mythologization and Shahnameh	27 May 2012 15:38
	In another meeting of the session series on Shahnameh Studies Ahmad Abu Mahboob pointed out to some features of "Fereydoun Ruling Era" including the mythical founding of Iran territory, the beginning of out-group or mixed marriage and Mehregan feast. He also talked about the impact of Mithraism on the Fereydoun's era and its different manifestations in the different courses of Iranian Mythologization.

	Sanjari: "Pen" is the only weapon which grants life	29 Apr 2012 11:43
	In the reviewing meeting of the book "Political History of Achaemenid", the author's look at the history of Iran was judged biased and with lots of unkindness by the critics. On the importance of writing also MH Sanjari said that "pen is the only weapon which grants life and yet can take the life of man".

	Books on commercial ads psychology missing in Iran	24 Apr 2012 13:35
	During the book review session held on ‎ Max Sutherland’s ‘‎Advertising and the mind of the consumer’, experts stressed on the lack of any authentic sources on marketing and selling in the country, hence drawing on the necessity to compile and translate books on the subject.

	Book House activities in the year passed	25 Mar 2012 12:42
	In a specific interview with Iran Book News Agency, Ali Shojai Saeen had an overview of the activities of the Book House Institute in the past year.

	History of civilization initiated by prophets	6 Mar 2012 15:58
	During the critical session on 'History of Civilization and Mahdavi Dominion' held on May 4 at the House of Literati, Hojatoleslam Mansoorian Dominiond that history of civilization, as defined in the west, relies on a secular society and therefore the prophets have played no role in its development. From this point of view, the renaissance is the turning point of civilization whereas according to the Holy Quran, prophets are initiators of civilizations.

	City; a place in which literature and art reflect	19 Feb 2012 16:38
	During the session of "Urban landscape in contemporary Iranian urbanization", Mohammad Taghi Rahnamaei said:" In fact city is the historical memory of humankind while it is a symbol of civilization as well. Migratory societies fail to build a civilization; unless they settle down.

	Rumi vs. Freud at the House of Literati	15 Feb 2012 15:44
	Comparing Rumi with Freud, Parviz Abbasi Dakani termed Mawlana Rumi as the pioneer of psychoanalysis and added: like Freud who started his psychoanalysis with conversations, Rumi also began his tales in Masnavi with conversations.

	Democracy at the service of the superior	14 Feb 2012 17:02
	Jafar Kheirkhahan, translator of 'Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy' says democracy is often formed when the superior has cost a lot on subverting the inferior. In fact, democracy is a way of serving the benefits of the superior in the society.

	"Revolutionary literature, children's literature"	7 Feb 2012 14:28
	During the session of "Revolutionary literature, children's literature", writers of children and young adult's books talked about the entrance of the revolution's achievements in children and young adult's literature saying that the matter needed reviewing the period's social fields.

	Research, ideological backbone necessary for Revolutionary literature export	5 Feb 2012 15:09
	Experts attending the 'Necessity to Globalize Revolutionary Fiction' winded up the session with consensus over the fact that revolutionary literature is not yet forceful enough to be exported to other countries. They also stressed on the necessity for research and ideological backing of the literary genre in order to make it long-lasting.

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