“The Master of Petersburg” translator Mohammadreza Torktataari wins Abolhassan Najafi Award

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Mohammadreza Torktataari won the Abolhassan Najafi Award for his translation of “The Master of Petersburg”, a 1994 novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Parviz Tanavoli Art Exhibit in Book Garden

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Tehran’s Book Garden has once again opened its doors to a new art exhibition by Parviz Tanavoli and his students. The exposition, dubbed 40 Years, 40 Artists, will run through until Tuesday, 3 July.

Un-Wished Sees Private Screening at Book Garden

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Borzou Niknejad’s new movie Un-Wished had a private screening in Book Garden Cineplex. Cast and crew members attended the one-off event, along with Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi and his deputy Mohammad Hadi Ayazi.

2018 Tehran International Book Fair

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The 31st edition of Tehran International Book Fair in underway at Imam Khomeini Prayer Ground

4th day of Fajr Film Festival at Book Garden

TEHRAN.(Iranart) - Scheduled programs and screenings went smoothly on the fourth day of Fajr Film Festival in the Book Garden.

Summer School for Iranian Studies

TEHRAN.(Iranart) - E xperts and students of Iranian studies will converge in Sofia, Bulgaria from Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Slovakia and Iran.

“Si” multimedia concert at Sa’dabad Complex

TEHRAN.(Iranart) - Classical vocalist Homayoun Shajarian and composer Sohrab Pournazeri have staged a multimedia performance based on the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), the epic poem written by celebrated Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020), at Sa’dabad Complex in Tehran. The multimedia project was titled ‘Si’ (30 in Persian). The number refers to an introductory verse attributed to Ferdowsi, explaining about the long, arduous and exhausting work of composing and compiling the poem which comprises some 100,000 verse lines. The stories featured were ‘Rostam and Esfandyar,’ Rostam and Sohrab,’ and ‘Zal and Rudabeh.’ The stories were played by Sahar Dolatshahi, Bahram Radan, Mehdi Pakdel, Banipal Shomoun, Hossein Soufian, and Saber Abar.

Bob Dylan’s Memoir in Persian

originally published in 2004 by the American Publisher Simon & Schuster, the 304-page volume will be published in about 350 pages in Persian and cover selected points from Dylan’s long career.

Persian publisher releases books by foreign writers 

Chatrang Publications in Tehran has recently released Persian versions of books by three foreign writers.