French publisher urges for translation of more Persian titles
French publisher urges for translation of more Persian titles
Director of France-based publishing company, Bartlett regrets that the number of Persian titles translated into French is far too few, hoping the tally would grow through a joint venture between French publishing companies and their Iranian counterparts. Marie Jose Depp was speaking in a panel discussion on the status of global literature in French publications held Sunday on the sidelines of the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). The panel debate was also joined by the managing director of ...
France earns from publication industry twice auto industry
France earns from publication industry twice auto industry
Manager of the Paris book fair, Bertrand Morisset says publication industry is the prime earner for the country, fetching the European nation twice the auto industry’s revenues. The French official made the remarks on Sunday in a panel discussion on cultural exchanges between Iran and France that was held on the sidelines of the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). The panel discussion was also joined by the TIBF Executive Manager, Amir Mas’oud Shahramnia and France Cultural Counselor, Terry ...
Visitors urged to browse Japanese history and culture at TIBF pavilion
Visitors urged to browse Japanese history and culture at TIBF pavilion
Director of the Japanese pavilion at the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) says the main agenda of the Japanese mission in the international cultural event is to present the country’s history and culture to visitors. Zahra Yousofi Raad said the pavilion runs under the supervision of the Japanese embassy in Tehran which decides on the content of the books to be exhibited in the pavilion and directly orders them from Japan. Up to 100 titles have been displayed ...
German legal advisor considers copyright requirements at TIBF session
German legal advisor considers copyright requirements at TIBF session
A German legal advisor says book publishing royalty belongs to original author first and foremost, adding publishers must substantiate any claims to such publishing rights. Jessica Sanger was speaking in Tehran in a panel discussion on publishing rights and different contracts between authors and publishers. The panel debate was staged on Sunday on the sidelines of the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). Also deputy head of legal department in the German association of publishers and book sellers, Sanger ...
Prominent French publishers at hand at TIBF
Prominent French publishers at hand at TIBF
Manager of the French pavilion in the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) says the country has already been presented in the past successive 10 editions of Tehran’s landmark cultural event. Shahram Farahani also said prominent French publishers have joined this year’s book fair, reported the TIBF press office. The pavilion manager said over 300 French titles are on display in the pavilion on such themes as literature, children, philosophy and ancient civilizations. Farahani went on to say that ...
Senior translator considers status of Mexican literature in Iran
Senior translator considers status of Mexican literature in Iran
Senior Iranian translator of Mexican literature, Asadollah Amraee says Mexican novelists were introduced sooner in Iran than fellow Mexican poets, adding that earlier translations from the Mexican literature were made from secondary sources. The senior translator was speaking in a panel discussion on the status of Mexican literature in the contemporary Iran that was held on the sidelines of the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) in Tehran. Amraee noted however that in recent years, translations have been directly ...
Paris book fair chief admires massive public participation at TIBF
Paris book fair chief admires massive public participation at TIBF
Manager of the Paris book fair, Bertrand Morisset says Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) stands as a model in terms of how to absorb and motivate a cultural audience. Morisset made the remarks in a meeting with the TIBF President, Seyyed Abbas Salehi on Sunday, according to the TIBF press office. The French cultural authority talked of an existing bond of friendship between the Iranian and French people, adding neither politics nor business would matter for the people rather they ...
Hafiz, Khayyam left impact on Mexican literature
Hafiz, Khayyam left impact on Mexican literature
A Mexican publisher says that the internationally-acclaimed Iranian poets Hafiz and Khayyam have left a palpable impact on Mexican literature. The acknowledgment came in a panel discussion on the culture and literature of Mexico that was held on Saturday at the 28 th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). The panel discussion was also joined by Iranian translator, Ali Akbar Falahati, Iranian poem composer, Afshin Yadollahi, and senior Iranian translator of Mexican literature, Asadollah Amraee. The Mexican publisher said some may ...
Romanians have struck a chord with Iran’s rich culture
Romanians have struck a chord with Iran’s rich culture
Romanian ambassador to Tehran, Christian Teodorescu says his fellow compatriots have struck a chord with Iran’s rich culture in the course of history and that the avid desire had prompted Romanian translators to render so many Persian literary works into Romanian . The senior diplomat made the remarks in a panel discussion on Iranian-related studies and publication in Romania held on Saturday at the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) that is underway in the Iranian capital . In the ...
Bologna book fair, a stage of competition for children books illustrators
Bologna book fair, a stage of competition for children books illustrators
Director of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Roberto Kini says the annual event actually serves as a stage of competition among illustrators of children books, adding usually over 3,000 illustrators from across the world send their works to the cultural event. The Bologna book fair authority made the remarks in a panel discussion on children books illustration that was held on Saturday in the fairground of Tehran International Book Fair and was also joined by three Iranian illustrators, namely Samaneh ...
