Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) - Archive Report

18 May 2013 14:41	Short Story has eastern roots
	Ettore Bruni, professor of Italian at the University of Tehran, during the ceremony on Persian Spring Fest said many Arabic and Indian works have reached Italy through Iranians’ translations. “Short story writing tradition has migrated from east to west and the Europeans have learnt to write short multi-layered stories from Easterners.”

17 May 2013 16:17	3rd Tabriz Book of the Year Festival Wraps Up
	The concluding ceremony of the 3rd Tabriz Book of the Year was held yesterday May 16 awarding the winners and praiseworthy finalists.

14 May 2013 16:20	Travelogue of Coughs unveiled
	A ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, to unveil Hamid Hesam’s Travelogue of Coughs at the Peace Museum in Tehran.

13 May 2013 13:45	Culture Minister calls on promotion of book donation culture
	The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, called on all media to broadcast programs to promote the culture of book donation in the society.

13 May 2013 10:03	Union of Muslim World Publishers passes bylaw of permanent secretariat
	Members of the executive board of the Union of Muslim World Publishers ratified the proposed bylaws of the permanent secretariat and regional assembly of the union on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

12 May 2013 15:40	Haddad Adel: Shahnameh, Bayhaqi History rooted in Ghazni
	Gholam-ali Haddad Adel, director of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature regarded Ghazni as the birthplace of influential figures in the culture and history of Persian. The Ghaznavid who played a key role in history are ascribed to this city. And Shahnameh and Bayhaqi History both belong to this historical era.

12 May 2013 13:11	Preservation of common Eco heritage to elate their literary stance
	The session on Contemporary Literature of ECO Countries was held at the TIBF with representatives from each member country. During the session Mohammad-Sarvar Molaei emphasized on the necessity for more interaction and called ECO the cultural home of all member countries.

12 May 2013 11:30	Copyright law involves original author in economical profits
	Ines Killat, Senior International Rights Manager of Wissen Media says without such a law anyone can usurp an author’s or illustrator’s work without sharing them in profits.

12 May 2013 10:48	“Translation should introduce Iranian works to world”
	Ali Zarei Najafdari during the TIBF session on Reverse Translation emphasized on the importance of translating Persian works to English and said: Translation was supposed to be a two-sided path for familiarizing others with our literature, but it stopped on one side and gradually was accepted as a one-way translation to Persian.

11 May 2013 16:55	Javad Hadidi; Father of comparative literature in Iran
	The 26th Tehran International Book Fair held a session about the impact of Iranian scholars on other countries’ literature. During the session, Bahman Namvar Motlagh said that Javad Hadidi is the father of comparative literature in Iran.

11 May 2013 16:41	Culter Minister: TIBF promotes level of knowledge in country
	The 26th Tehran International Book Fair augments the level of knowledge in the country, asserted the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, addressing the audience at the closing ceremony of the book fair on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

11 May 2013 15:11	Necessity to enact Iran-Georgia literary potentials
	The session ‘Introduction to Classic, Modern Georgian Literature’ was held at Tehran Book Fair with the presence of literary and cultural figures of both countries.

8 May 2013 17:35	Foreign publishers translate resistance books in other languages
	Manager of the press of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs announced that publishers of India, Lebanon and Turkey have translated 53 works themed on resistance literature into foreign languages.

8 May 2013 16:30	Official calls on Iranian publishers to present works at world book fairs
	Book House CEO Ali Shojaei Saein called on all Iranian publishers to attend international book fairs to present their works.

8 May 2013 15:58	Chardin; the founder of religious studies in Iran
	During the session of “Chardin and Iranology researches”, Iranian professor Tahmuras Sajedi said: “Jean Chardin visited Iran in the 17th century and his travelogue is about the Iranian’s life, moralists and religion. He was the founder of religious studies in Iran.”

6 May 2013 15:36	Minister: Iran steps toward expansion of cultural ties with other nations
	A press conference was held here in Tehran, May 6, 2013, in the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, on the upcoming culture ministerial summit of Asian Cooperation Dialogue. In his address, Husseini asserted that Iran will move along the path to expansion of its cultural ties with other Asian nations in the summit.

6 May 2013 14:16	Iran, Afghanistan hold cultural, historical commonalities
	Tehran International Book Fair held a session on the publication and culture of Afghanistan in which the secretary of Afghanistan’s Literature House talked about Iran and Afghanistan’s common culture.

6 May 2013 14:06	FBF not hosting countries out of Copyright Convention
	Ursula Holpp, FBF manager of Asian African regions said the entrance fee proposed by countries plays a key role in their selected as the special guest of Frankfurt Book Fair. Also the countries that are not members of Copyright Convention cannot be picked as special guests.

5 May 2013 17:05	2,428 ebooks presented at TIBF
	As many as 2,428 ebook titles covering a wide range of different topics are displayed at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair.

5 May 2013 16:35	House of Literati evaluates Islamic science’s academic books in Arab world
	Tehran Book Fair’s House of Literati held a session in which the Islamic science’s academic books were evaluated in the Arab world.

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