“Iranian, read an Iranian book” scan was launched – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, Reza Fayyazi, an actor with a well-known name in television and theater, whose works have also been published as a writer, in collaboration with Avaz Publishing, has launched a scan entitled “Iranian, read an Iranian book”, according to which People have been asked to support Iranian writers. This scan asks compatriots to buy and read books created by Iranians.
The purpose of this cultural movement, in addition to encouraging the public to read books and pay attention to local literature, is to motivate publishers who publish works by Iranian authors.
In this regard, Reza Fayyazi said: “A few years ago, in support of Iranian goods, a slogan with the theme” Iranian, buy Iranian goods “was chanted and was more or less welcomed. My dear compatriot, now our country is in a crisis of book reading recession and the circulation of Iranian books has reached two hundred or even one hundred volumes. Let’s put the slogan “Iranians, read Iranian books” at the top of our lives and support the works of Iranian writers. May the library of Iran bear fruit and become Golestan, and may we witness the flourishing of the culture of reading in our beloved country.
Earlier, a series of stories called “Women’s Narratives” and a novel called “Hello … a father was killed here!” Both by Reza Fayyazi have been published by Avaz Publishing, and recently the same publisher has provided two plays entitled “Lear Nashah” and “A Medium-Sized Couple” to the fans of this popular artist.
Mohammad Reza Gholipour, director of Avaz Publishing, regarding the public invitation to spread the slogan “Iranians, read Iranian books.” He said: It is not appropriate for a book, which has been the most cultural commodity in human history, to fall into this state in a country like Iran with its unparalleled historical and cultural richness.
The author and university lecturer mentioned the bad conditions of publishers, especially during the Corona era, and pointed to the increase in the cost of producing books, adding: “The economic situation of society has gone in the direction that the first goods removed from the household basket are cultural goods.” Even if the money is to buy a book, he is not determined to buy it. The desire to read books has become very low among people, and today most of them are immersed in their mental activities and are trying to somehow pull their kilims out of the water. It is as if people no longer want food for their souls and minds. In such a situation, publishers either prefer not to publish a new work or turn to translated books. Also, due to the high cost of books, most publishers are forced to reduce the quality of their work and try to reduce costs in any way possible.
The director of Avaz Publishing continued: In the current situation, Iranian writers write with a thousand enthusiasms and endure a lot of suffering, but in most cases, their works do not face public acclaim. In recent years, no other writers have found the same reputation and credibility as Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, Gohar Morad, Jalal Al-Ahmad, Sohrab Sepehri, Ahmad Mahmoud, Sadegh Chubak, Akbar Radi, Ahmad Shamloo and many other contemporary literary figures. Why this issue is a matter of serious question and study and goes back to the trio of writers, audiences and cultural trustees of society. Currently, according to statistics, more than 5,000 books enter the market annually, but the circulation of most of them is very small. It should be noted that many of these topics include mining books and educational aids. In the meantime, it can be said that books in the field of dramatic literature, especially Iranian plays, along with books of poetry by emerging artists are among the best-selling works offered to the book market. For example, if these works do not receive serious support, they are one of the priorities to be excluded by publishers, and they will surely suffer irreparable damage in the future.
In the end, he said: “In the end, we invite all cultural and artistic activists and members of the media to scan” Iranian, read Iranian books. ” Join. We hope that the conditions of books and reading in the country will improve and we will see a general determination by the people and officials to support Iranian writers.
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