TEHRAN – An Azerbaijani version of the renowned Iranian author Mostafa Mastur’s novel “Kiss the Lovely Face of God” was unveiled during a ceremony held at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in Baku on Tuesday.

Mastur and a number of Iranian and Azerbaijani cultural figures attended the ceremony.

The book has been translated by Ariz Tarverdiyev, who is also the translator of Mastur’s “Bone of a pig, Hands of a Leper”.

The book has been published as a part of “Luminous Signatures”, an ATV Book series in Azerbaijan.

The book series has been initiated by the Independent Television and Radio Company of Azerbaijan to publish works from contemporary world literature in Azerbaijani.

“Kiss the Lovely Face of God”, which poses a question about man and his faith in God, has been translated into English, Italian, Russian, Indonesian, Arabic and several other languages.

Photo: The cover of the Azerbaijani version of “Kiss the Lovely Face of God”

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