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Hojjatollah Ayyubi’s “1970 Days” discussed in Tehran
TEHRAN – A group of cineastes and scholars discussed “1970 Days on 6 Jean Bart Street”, a book containing memories of Iran Cinema Organization (ICO) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi during the days he...
View ArticleWorks by Samuel Beckett translated into Persian
TEHRAN – Persian translations of three works by the Irish avant-garde writer Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), have recently been completed. “Molloy” (1951), “Malone Dies” (1951) and “The Unnamable”...
View ArticlePersian version of “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” to hit Iran’s bookstores
TEHRAN -- “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” by Anne Bronte (1820-1849), the British novelist and poet and the youngest member of the Bronte literary family, has been translated into Persian by Reza...
View Article“More Than Alive” published in Persian
TEHRAN – “More Than Alive”, a book by contemporary French author and poet Christian Bobin has recently been published by Ketab-e Parseh Publications. Bobin received the 1993 Prix des Deux Magots for...
View ArticleCollection of Persian stories on Yalda Night unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection of ten books containing stories from classical Persian literature on the theme of Yalda Night was unveiled during a ceremony at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Wednesday evening. The...
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“The Past” misses 2014 Oscars
TEHRAN -- Iran’s submission to the 2014 Oscars “The Past” missed the race in the foreign language film category as the Academy Awards organizers announced the nine semi-finalists on Friday. “The...
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Fajr filmfest revises design of Simorgh award again
TEHRAN -- The organizers of the Fajr International Film Festival have revised the design of its Crystal Simorgh award again. “I have made alterations to the design of the Crystal Simorgh and the...
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What’s in art galleries
Silver jewelry * The Mess-Negar Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of a collection of silver jewelry by Mehdi Bordbar. The jewelry has been decorated with the floral motifs and...
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Art exhibit sneers at Qajar patriarchy
TEHRAN -- Painter Mercede Tusi Tehrani has sneered at the patriarchy during the Qajar period (1783-1924) in her pop abstract series entitled “Qajarity” that is currently on display at Tehran’s Shokuh...
View ArticleRouhani, Shajarian mum on alleged visit
TEHRAN – The Persian language news website Parsine announced on Tuesday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his wife recently met prominent Iranian vocalist Mohammmadreza Shajarian at his home...
View ArticleTehran Vocal Ensemble to give concerts at Vahdat Hall
TEHRAN – The Tehran Vocal Ensemble will give concerts at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on January 6 and 7. Milad Omranlu will conduct the ensemble, which is scheduled to perform selections from its recent...
View ArticleIranians to enjoy reading two more books by Luis Borges
TEHRAN – Persian versions of two books by the world-renowned Argentinean author Jorge Luis Borges have been published in Iran. “Three Versions of Judas” and “In Praise of Darkness” was translated by...
View ArticleChildren’s book translated into Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of South African children’s writer Niki Daly’s “Pa’s Poopy Chair” has recently been published in Persian in Iran. The Peydayesh company has published the book, which...
View ArticleMasud Kimiaii to raise funds for actor Majid Bahrami’s cancer treatment
TEHRAN – The veteran Iranian filmmaker Masud Kimiaii plans to stage a reading performance to raise funds to cover part of the cost of treatment for actor Majid Bahrami, who is suffering from a type of...
View ArticleIran, Russian institute sign agreement
TEHRAN – The Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Moscow signed an agreement with the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. The rector of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute Boris Tarasov and the...
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Tehran gallery to display artworks by Abbas Kiarostami and his students
TEHRAN – A selection of the artworks filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and his students created in a workshop last year will go on display in an exhibition, which will open at the Mah-e Mehr Gallery on...
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Jamshid Moradian to turn dried trees at Tehran university into sculptures
TEHRAN -- Jamshid Moradian, an Iranian master of wooden sculpture, has been assigned to make sculptures out of three dried trees situated in the courtyard of Tehran’s Amirkabir University. The...
View ArticleChildren’s book translated into Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of South African children’s writer Niki Daly’s “Pa’s Poopy Chair” has recently been published in Persian in Iran. The Peydayesh company has published the book, which...
View ArticleMasud Kimiaii to raise funds for actor Majid Bahrami’s cancer treatment
TEHRAN – The veteran Iranian filmmaker Masud Kimiaii plans to stage a reading performance to raise funds to cover part of the cost of treatment for actor Majid Bahrami, who is suffering from a type of...
View ArticleIran, Russian institute sign agreement
TEHRAN – The Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Moscow signed an agreement with the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. The rector of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute Boris Tarasov and the...
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