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Literature

15 Apr 2013 16:21	‘The Colonel’ nominated for Best Translated Book Award
	The English version of the Iranian novel The Colonel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi has been nominated for the 2013 Best Translated Book Award (BTBA).

15 Apr 2013 12:42	Darkness at Noon at Tehran Book Fair
	A new translation of Darkness at Noon, by Arthur Koestler, will be presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

15 Apr 2013 10:33	The Appointment of Müller at TIBF
	The second print of The Appointment, a novel by Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller, will be presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

13 Apr 2013 14:27	A new novel by John Updike to be released in Iran
	The Persian translation of John Updike’s Of the Farm will be published in Iran. The work is translated by Soheil Sommi.

13 Apr 2013 13:46	Kazzazi’s novel hits Iranian bookshelves
	Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi has written a novel based on the life story of Ferdowsi which is now available in bookstores.

13 Apr 2013 13:13	Will Paul Auster’s Winter Journal reach TIBF?
	The Persian Translation of Paul Auster’s Winter Journal, by Khojasteh Keyhan, will most probably be displayed at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

13 Apr 2013 12:03	Smith’s Agent 6 at TIBF
	Child 44, The Secret Speech and Agent 6, three books by English writer Tom Rob Smith will be presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

10 Apr 2013 16:40	Ataei Publications to display translated novels at TIBF
	The Persian translations of The Apostle: A Thriller, The Postcard Killers and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud will be presented by Ataei Publications at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

10 Apr 2013 11:15	Mirabbasi’s latest translations of detective fiction at TIBF
	Translated into Persian by Kaveh Mirabbasi, a story collection by Edgar Allan Poe and the 2nd volume of Cormac McCarthy’s The Border Trilogy, The Crossing, will be presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF).

9 Apr 2013 16:20	Karel Čapek’s R.U.R. in Iran
	R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Čapek which has been released in Iran jointly translated by Saeed Hamidian and Kamran Fani.

9 Apr 2013 14:17	Aamout Publications to present foreign stories at TIBF
	Manager of Aamout Publications Yousef Alikhani announced that the center will present three new books, in the field of the world’s fiction, by the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

9 Apr 2013 13:27	A Trench is left in your Shirt to be showcased at TIBF
	Ali Aban's latest poetry collection, A Trench is left in your Shirt, will be presently published in Iran to be presented at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

9 Apr 2013 12:05	Too Much Happiness in Iran
	Too Much Happiness, a short story collection by Canadian writer Alice Munro and translated into Persian by Mehri Sharafi, has been released in Iran.

9 Apr 2013 11:22	Between Shades of Gray marketed in Iran
	The Persian translation of Between Shades of Gray, the debut novel of American novelist Ruta Sepetys, has been published in Iran. The book chronicles Stalin’s reign of terror in the Baltics and was inspired by Sepetys' family history.

7 Apr 2013 16:31	Tajali Mehr to present 5 titles at TIBF
	Manager of Tajali Mehr Publications announced that the institute will put 5 titles on display at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

7 Apr 2013 15:40	Leader's advisor writes book on prominent calligrapher
	The Supreme Leader's Advisor in international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, has finished another volume of his Creators of Islamic Culture and Civilization series. The volume focuses on Babashah Esfahani, a prominent calligrapher contemporary with the Safavid dynasty in Iran.

5 Apr 2013 15:05	Alvandi suggests old tales rewritings during Norouz
	Ezzatollah Alvandi, poet and writer for children and young adults, suggests children to spend their Norouz vacation on reading rewritings of old texts. ‘Kelila and Demena’ rewritten by Mozhgan Sheikhi, ‘Qabousnama’ rewritten by Majid Mollamohammadi, ‘Masnavi Manavi’ rewritten by Hussein Fattahi, ‘Marzbannama; rewritten by Mohammad Shams, and ‘Gulistan Saadi’ by Farhad Hassanzadeh are on top of his suggested list.

5 Apr 2013 13:03	Akbariani suggests Samples of Iranian People’s Stories
	Mohammad-Hashem Akbariani, writer and journalist, suggests the book “Samples of Iranian People’s Stories” for reading during the holidays. The book was compiled by Afshin Naderi in 2004 and published by Qesseh Publications sponsored by ICHTO.

5 Apr 2013 12:32	Good read: The Little Man
	Writer and translator Gholamreza Emami said teens and children are well advised to get to read Abbas Kazerouni's the Little Man.

4 Apr 2013 12:44	Yousef Alikhani suggests eight stories for reading
	My Dear Husband, The Unfinished Half, Qhale Morghi, Nescafe with Cob Aroma, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Mister Pip, The Hungry Tide and The Tiger's Wife are among the books, Yousef Alikhani has suggested for reading.

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