“… It could be said that The Princess of the Land of Eternity is a modern allegory created by the mind of a modern writer who tries to say that we are all Sysiphes who each time we reach the…
“… It could be said that The Princess of the Land of Eternity is a modern allegory created by the mind of a modern writer who tries to say that we are all Sysiphes who each time we reach the…
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The author takes the reader along his labyrinth of stories, like 1001 Nights [Arabian Nights], to prove that all the loves are the same, there is only one woman and one man, and the world is repeating itself endless, and…
The censorship by the “Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance” of Iran is crushing us. Today is the inauguration day of Obama, the first African American President of the United States of America. Exactly 40 years ago, in 1968, a…
The author [of the Princess of the Land of Eternity] knows how to write a good story, he chooses the words wisely, he puts the scenes together with utmost preci-sion, he introduces the characters skillfully, he uses appropriate suspense and…
It seems somehow strange that despite all these problems, Iranian publishing industry is relatively large. There are over 8000 publishers registered, from which about 1200 publishers publish more than 10 titles a year. Every year, according to the reports published…
Coming from a nation which is proud to have produced one of the most ancient books in history (Avesta by the Persian prophet Zarathustra), and coming from a religious background where god swears By the pen and whatever they record[1],…
Every time in Frankfurt, I see people anxious, running from one appointment to another, eager to do their business, to find a place in the publishing world that is bravely resisting against the danger of extinction. “What are they hurrying…
A hand shakes me. I open my eyes wearily. It is our lovely flight attendant of the gigantic Lufthansa plane. “We are preparing to land sir,” she says, “please return the back of your seat to the upright position, and…
Although translation plays an important role in Iranian book market, the local authors are very significant among the Persian readership. Contemporary classics such as Sadeq Hedayat (although completely forbidden since the Ahmadinezhad administration), Mahmood Dolatabadi, Sadeq Choobak, Hooshang Golshiri and…
I am Arash Hejazi, a novel writer, translator, editor, from Iran. To know about me, you can check my profile at the official website of Caravan Books Publishing House, the publishing house which I am its chief editor. Being an…