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24 May 2020 - 15:19

‎‘What are Universities For?’ available in Persian

IBNA- A new consideration of University as an Institute, the book ‘What Are ‎Universities For?’ by English literary critic and academic Stefan Collini has been ‎translated into Persian and released.‎

21 May 2020 - 16:35

Seoul International Book Fair to be held online/offline

IBNA- The Seoul International Book Fair 2020 is postponed due to coronavirus ‎outbreak and is supposed to be held online/offline.‎

20 May 2020 - 14:55

Four books released by ICIDCYA translated into Chinese

IBNA- Four books released by Iran’s Center for the Intellectual Development of Children ‎and Young Adults (ICIDCYA) whose copyrights were earlier bought, have been ‎translated into Chinese and published.‎ ‎ ‎

19 May 2020 - 17:35

Penguin publishes selected works by Iranian poet

IBNA- ‘Lean against This Late Hour’, a selected of works by the young Iranian poet Garous ‎Abdol-Malekian has been translated into English and published by Penguin Books.

19 May 2020 - 15:51

Osamu Dazai’s ‘No Longer Human’ rendered into Persian

IBNA- ‘No Longer Human’ (1948) by Osamu Dazai which features key themes of the ‎leading Japanese writer such as alienation and thoughts of suicide has been translated ‎into Persian and published.‎

Above left: Jamshid Khanian, below left: Farshid Shafi’ee, right: Abdul-Hakim Bahar ‎

17 May 2020 - 18:00

Iranian nominees for Astrid Lindgren Prize 2021 named

IBNA- Iran’s Council of Children Books named the nominees of our country for Astrid ‎Lindgren Prize 2021 in three categories of authors, illustrators and reading promoters. ‎

17 May 2020 - 16:07

Freiberg University professor delivers online lecture to Iranian audience

IBNA- An online lecture titled, "Political and Religious Lessons of Covid-19 Crisis" will ‎be delivered to Iranian audience by Hans-Christian Günther, Professor of Albert-Ludwigs-University of ‎Freiburg on Wednesday.‎

15 May 2020 - 14:37

‎6th International Conference of Shams and Mewlana calls for papers ‎

IBNA- The 6th edition of Scientific International Conference of Shams and ‎Mewlana ‎‎(Rumi) scheduled for 28-29 September in the city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan has called ‎for papers.‎

14 May 2020 - 19:18

‎‘The Bird, the Boy and the Train’ travels to China

IBNA- The children book, ‘The Bird, the Boy and the Train’ by celebrated Iranian poet ‎and writer Ahmad Reza Ahmadi has been published in Chinese through the Grant Plan ‎of Iran’s Culture Ministry.‎

13 May 2020 - 16:31

Paris to host International Conference on Liberalism and Equality

IBNA- International Conference on Liberalism and Equality will be held in Paris, France ‎on November 18-19, 2021. ‎

13 May 2020 - 06:11

‎‘The Memory Police’ influenced by ‘1984’ and ‘Fahrenheit 451’‎

IBNA- The science fiction dystopian Japanese novel ‘The Memory Police’ by Yōko Ogawa ‎which is deeply influenced by the great works of this genre including ‘1984’ and ‎‎‘Fahrenheit 451’ has been published in Persian.‎

9 May 2020 - 16:27

‎'The Westing' Game unravels a mysterious labyrinth story ‎

IBNA- The mystery children book 'The Westing' by noted American writer and ‎illustrator Ellen Raskin has been published in Persian.‎

7 May 2020 - 15:25

‘What is a Social Movement?’ at Iranian bookstores

IBNA- American scholar Hank Johnston’s book ‘What is a Social Movement?’ a ‎comprehensive and engaging account of social movements has been published in Persian ‎and is available in Iranian bookstores. ‎

5 May 2020 - 15:08

Acclaimed Iranian translator and writer Najaf Daryabandari passes away

IBNA- Najaf Daryabandari, an eminent Iranian translator of works by several literary ‎giants, and author passed away of old age in Tehran yesterday. He was 91. ‎

4 May 2020 - 16:33

Iranian-American writer describes lockdown experience

IBNA- Ottessa Moshfegh, an Iranian-American writer whose debut novel, Eileen (2015), ‎won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award described in a note her experience of ‎coronavirus pandemic lockdown. ‎

30 Apr 2020 - 14:16

Istanbul to host International Conference on Indian Philosophy

IBNA- International Conference on Indian Philosophy and Religion is due to be held in ‎Istanbul, Turkey on February 15 - 16, 2022.‎

28 Apr 2020 - 18:24

James Baldwin’s magnum opus reaches Iran

IBNA- ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ the magnum opus of American novelist, playwright, ‎essayist and poet James Baldwin which bears a foreword by Toni Morrison has been ‎translated into Persian and published in Iran.‎

26 Apr 2020 - 15:02

‎‘Persian Interventions’ portrays challenges of ancient empires

IBNA- In his book, ‘Persian Interventions: The Achaemenid Empire, Athens, and Sparta, ‎‎450-386 BCE’ the American scholar John O. Hyland portrays challenges of ancient ‎empires including Persia.‎

25 Apr 2020 - 15:23

Uzbek scholar of Persian language passes away

IBNA- Golchehreh Azamava, an Uzbek scholar of Persian language and literature, ‎professor of Tashkent University and author of books on teaching Persian passed away ‎on April 21. She was 68.‎

24 Apr 2020 - 15:34

Badiou’s ‘Handbook of Inaesthetics’ reworks Kantian concept of “aesthesis” ‎

IBNA- ‘Handbook of Inaesthetics’ by noted French philosopher Alain Badiou which ‎draws on the original Greek meaning and reworks the later Kantian concept of ‎‎"aesthesis" as "material perception" has been published in Persian. ‎