When it comes to books and their role in the city and community, Iranian cities have fascinating stories to share. This is the land where for centuries books have acted as intermediaries, connecting many horizons, creating even more spaces and stories. On the one hand, it is the books that have brought the holy to the earth and into ordinary households, and on the other hand, they have connected many domains of human life: they have connected the past to the present and to the future, established the relationship between the nation and the state, bridged the East and the West, and even have supported the relationship between culture and economy. Also, books continue the generational flows, as they stitch thousands of pages and layers of human society and culture together. These complex roles of books have even further flourished despite the appearance of more modern competitors and the emergence of new institutions; they continue to play their active and creative role in the construction and development of human life. (more ...)
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BookCity, the largest chain bookstore in Iran with 87 branches across the country, has opened its 88th branch in the city of Ahvaz. The Ahvaz branch started its trial operation from the Iranian New Year and officially opened on May 3rd, coinciding with World Book Day. The new bookstore, located on the second floor of […]
The winners of the 6th Abolhasan Najafi Award for the best translated book were announced at the closing ceremony held in BookCity. Narges Ghandilzadeh was selected as the best translator for her work, while Farid Dabir Moghadam and Haniyeh Pedram were chosen for their translations of “The Locust Day” and “In Search of a Link,” […]
Nine Persian translations of books by foreign writers have been shortlisted for the 6th edition of the Abolhassan Najafi Award. A jury comprising Zia Movahed, Mahasti Bahreini, Abdollah Kowsari, Hossein Masumi Hamedani, Musa Asvar, Omid Tabibzadeh and Abtin Golkar selected the nominees from among 83 works, the Abolhassan Najafi Award Foundation announced on Tuesday. A […]
