They're getting ready for the Tehran International Book Fair, which runs 1 through 11 May 2013 -- and they're hoping for good things: IBNA reports that Firooz Zenozi Jalali:
Meanwhile, IBNA also reports that New bookselling website launched in Iran -- Parsi-book.ir, their very own Amazon-type online retailer.
As they note:
believes that Tehran International Book Fair is an opportunity for introducing the top works of Iranian fiction to the world.I'm not really sure how much the world will be paying attention, but one can hope ..... Still, introductions outside of Iran might stand a better chance of attracting more attention.
Meanwhile, IBNA also reports that New bookselling website launched in Iran -- Parsi-book.ir, their very own Amazon-type online retailer.
As they note:
Publishers may freely sign up for the website, he further added, underlining that it took over two years to receive the required permissions from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to run the website.Finally: it's always interesting to hear what gets published in Iran (a wider selection of unlikely literature than one might imagine, given that interfering Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance) and here's another surprise: the Tehran Times reports that Another Persian translation of Désirée hits bookstores. Yes, not only is Annemarie Selinko's novel being published, this edition is apparently far from the first translation of this ... classic.