.jpg "Bahman Namvar-Motlaq (R) listens to scholars’ reviews on his book “Travelogue”, also seen in the picture, during a session held in Shiraz on January 22.")
TEHRAN -- Scholars reviewed and discussed “Travelogue” written by Iran’s Deputy for Handicrafts of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Bahman Namvar-Motlaq during a session at Fars National Library and Archives in Shiraz on Thursday.
The book contains Namvar-Motlaq’s memories during his travels to Badab-e Surt natural site in the Iranian northern city Sari, Yakh-Morad Cave in Azadbar village near Karaj city, and Kuhrang County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in 2011 and 2012.
“The book introduces three tourist attractions of Iran. However, it is not only a travelogue but also it is a philosophical novel,” the Comparative Literature Professor at Shiraz University Alireza Anushiravani said during the meeting.
He called Namvar-Motlaq a social critic who pays attention to the problem of residents in these regions as well.
“If we connect experiences and memories with history, the future generations do not repeat our experiences,” Namvar-Motlaq said during the event.
He previously said that he used the intertextuality approach in the Badab-Surt travelogue section of the book.
His writing on Yakh-Moradi Cave was inspired by myths and he wrote the Kuhrang County travelogue using geographical criticism.
The book has recently been released by Sokhan Publications.
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