Selected News
IBNA- During a cabinet meeting, Iran’s Culture Minister said that Tehran International Book Fair will be inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani in Shahr-e Aftab much stable than the previous years.
IBNA- The book ‘The Children of Noisy Village’ by the legendary Swedish writer of fiction, best known for children's book series Astrid Lindgren was translated and published in Persian.
IBNA- The British artist and tourist Fred Richards, who travelled to Iran at the time of the first Pahlavi King Reza Khan, left a travelogue behind in which he described the Iranian cities.
IBNA– The famed book ‘Two Centuries of Silence’ by the eminent Iranian scholar of Persian literature and culture Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub was translated into English for the second time in recent months.
IBNA- ‘That Raven’ (in German: Jener Rabe) a selection of poems composed by the celebrated Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou was released in Germany last week.
IBNA– In its 35th program from the series titled “Night of a Poet”, Iranian Owj Media-Art Organization commemorated the recently deceased poet of Shi’a religion and Islamic Revolution Ahmad Azizi.
IBNA– Tehran University professor and scholar of ancient languages, Jaleh Amouzgar underscored the stability of Iranian culture in the course of the history at the 2nd edition of “Iranian Juniper Prize”.
IBNA- The 2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies will be held with the international scholars of Quranic studies in attendance in Tehran.
IBNA– In the closing ceremony of the First National Congress of Poetry Books, Culture Minister Reza Salehi Amiri, said that if we speak the eloquent Persian language today, we owe it to poetry.”
IBNA– An Iranian designer of computer games, has produced a new video game called ‘Memoranda’, inspired by the surreal stories of the acclaimed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.
IBNA- The 22nd Muscat International Book Fair is currently underway in the capital of Oman as Iran is actively participating in this event.
IBNA- The celebrated novel ‘The Name of the Rose’ by leading Italian writer philosopher / Umberto Eco will be reviewed at a meeting attended by Iranian semiologist and university instructor Amir Ali Nojoumian (PhD).
IBNA– Visiting Iran’s Cultural Fairs Institute, Culture Minister Reza Salehi Amiri said that the institute should hold book fairs as means for reading promotion and development of cultural diplomacy.
IBNA– The special “Congress on Persian manuscripts in Balkan and Central Europe” will be held at the Cyril and Methodius National Library of the Sofia University in Bulgaria.
IBNA– In the unveiling ceremony of the book ‘Proceedings of the National Conference of Jurisprudence of Art’, Culture Minister Reza Salehi Amiri said the ministry should become more active in the field of culture and art.
IBNA- The Persian translation of ‘Inkheart’ trilogy by noted German writer of children stories Cornelia Funke will be unveiled at Iran’s Book House Institute in Tehran on Tuesday, February 21.
IBNA- Richard Bruce Wright, an acclaimed Canadian writer who received various literary awards died on Tuesday at the age of 79.
IBNA- The Persian translation of ‘An American Dream’ a novel by the celebrated American writer Norman Mailer is released by Qoqnous (Phoenix) Publications in Tehran.
IBNA– ‘The Golden Age’ a collection of short stories by the acclaimed American author John Cheever, was translated into Persian and released by Parseh Publications in Tehran.
IBNA– The 8th Biennial of the Association for the Study of Persian-Speaking Communities (ASPS) earlier scheduled for March in Shiraz was annulled due to Donald Trump’s anti-immigration order.
