Neruda’s “Memoirs” to appear in Persian
TEHRAN – Chile political poet Pablo Neruda’s “Memoirs” has been published in Persian in Iran.
“Memoir: I Confess I Have Lived” was translated into Persian by Ahmad Puri and Cheshmeh Publications published it.
Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) was the pen name of the Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after the Czech poet Jan Neruda. In 1971, Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Tehran center hosts art books fair
TEHRAN – An exhibition of art books is currently underway at the Gallery 2 of Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center.
Latest offerings on different fields of art, including cinema, theater, decoration, handicraft, graphic arts, painting, from Iranian and some foreign publishers are on display at the fair, which runs until August 31.
The full list of the books is available on the website www.vijehnashr.com.
Vocalist Mokhtabad to perform benefit concerts for people of Gaza
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Abdolhossein Mokhtabad will perform concerts in Tehran to raise funds for the people of Gaza, who have been a prime target for Israeli airstrikes over the past month.
The concerts will be held at Milad Tower on August 24 and 25.
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