TEHRAN – Tehran’s Book City Institute plans to commemorate the prolific Swedish translator of Persian literature Eric Hermelin (1860–1944) during a ceremony on Tuesday.
The renowned Swedish novelist and literary critic Carl-Göran Ekerwald and Hermelin’s nephew Johan Hermelin will attend the ceremony.
Eric Hermelin translated several classic Persian books including “Tazkirat al-Auliya” written by the 13th century mystic and poet Farid od-Din Attar Neyshaburi, and “Bustan” composed by the 13th century poet Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi.
He also translated works by Omar Khayyam, Rumi, Sanai, Nezami and Sheikh Mahmud Shabestari into Swedish.
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