IBNA report that Statistics show a %14 growth in translated books.
Yes, 2,723 of the 7,676 literary titles published in 2010 were translations -- 35 per cent of the total. However, there has also been a decrease in the total number of literary titles published -- so one has to wonder whether it hasn't simply become easier to publish (i.e. justify to the censors) foreign books than domestic writing .....
(IBNA often mention what foreign books are now appearing in translation in Iran, making for a fascinating and confusing little window into the country: in the past few days alone they've reported on the publication of The Passport by Herta Müller (here) and ... The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson (here), neither of which I would have guessed would be likely to get translated into Persian and published in contemporary Iran.)
Yes, 2,723 of the 7,676 literary titles published in 2010 were translations -- 35 per cent of the total. However, there has also been a decrease in the total number of literary titles published -- so one has to wonder whether it hasn't simply become easier to publish (i.e. justify to the censors) foreign books than domestic writing .....
(IBNA often mention what foreign books are now appearing in translation in Iran, making for a fascinating and confusing little window into the country: in the past few days alone they've reported on the publication of The Passport by Herta Müller (here) and ... The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson (here), neither of which I would have guessed would be likely to get translated into Persian and published in contemporary Iran.)