As the Tehran Times reports, No winner selected for Iran's most lucrative literary awards this year.
Normally, winners in each of the categories receive: "110 Bahar Azadi gold coins worth over 121 million rials (over $43,000)"; this year ... not so much: just four 'honorable mentions' (which still got the authors 25 Bahar Azadi gold coins each).
I wonder if anyone will (or rather: won't) make the obvious connection between overzealous government interference as to what can be published and the quality of what is published ..... Maybe a lesson to be learnt here ?
Normally, winners in each of the categories receive: "110 Bahar Azadi gold coins worth over 121 million rials (over $43,000)"; this year ... not so much: just four 'honorable mentions' (which still got the authors 25 Bahar Azadi gold coins each).
I wonder if anyone will (or rather: won't) make the obvious connection between overzealous government interference as to what can be published and the quality of what is published ..... Maybe a lesson to be learnt here ?