New Persian rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has been published in Tehran.

Musical adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” coming to Tehran theater

TEHRAN – A musical adaptation of the French fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” will be staged at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in June.

Iran’s Kanoon nominations for ALMA 2023 announced 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY-Kanoon) announced on Tuesday its nominees for the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA).

An interview with Hussain Ghafari

"Countless Wounds," a story of a soldier from Faw to Syria

"Countless Wounds" is the title of Hussain Ghafari's most recent book, published by Soore Mehr, which tells the story of Haj Jafar Abbas Nejad's life from childhood to the Islamic revolution and the imposed war.

Ayatollah Fatemi-Nia, the man of ethics, passes away

Ayatollah Abdollah Fatemi-Nia, who was mostly known by the public for his teachings of ethics, died on Monday. He was 76.

New Persian translation of Orhan Pamuk’s “Silent House” published 

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk’s second novel “Silent House” has recently been published by Cheshmeh in Tehran.

Anton Chekhov “A Marriage Proposal” adapted for Tehran stage

TEHRAN – A stage reading of a loose adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s comic play “A Marriage Proposal” was performed at the Sureh Hall of the Art Bureau on Monday.

Iranian scholar delves into Hiroshige’s paintings to explore Edo era Japan

TEHRAN – Iranian scholar Seyyed Ayat Hosseini has examined Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock prints to discuss social conditions in Japan during the Edo period, which fell between 1603 and 1867.

An interview with the author of the book “The Guardians” 

The Guardians

"The Guardians," written by Nasrin Sadatian and published by Soore Mehr, is a collection of 50 narratives from 50 Iranian guards at a prison camp for Iraqis. 

“Here Goes Nothing”, Steve Toltz’s novel about love, mortality, comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – “Here Goes Nothing”, Austrian writer Steve Toltz’s wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, has been published in Persian.