TIBF to offer comprehensive programs for all walks of life
The Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) is the biggest cultural event in Iran offering various programs for all people, said the head of the Cultural Think Tank of the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI).
Mohammadreza Zarei added that in the wake of the successful experience of the international book fair in the previous 33 editions, other press and Qur’an exhibitions were formed and held in the country, according to IBNA.
Despite all the changes that have occurred in the social fabric of society, the expansion of virtual space and its capacities, development of e-books, the publishers and consumers of paper books are still athirst for the book fair, Zarei noted.
The book fair will embrace people from different strata, ethnicities, and religions, he said.
Visitors of the Tehran book fair include laypersons, university students and professors, he said, adding that there is no such diversity in other international book fairs, where people mostly interact in various fields of publishing, specialized and professional communication.
Iranian journalist Azim Mahmoud-Abadi said that the book fair shows the country’s cultural diversity.
He added that many books from world countries in various fields are quickly translated in Iran, and publishers from different countries will showcase their cultural products at TIBF.
American writer John Dunn believes that Iranian novels should be translated and introduced for non-Iranian audiences.
He added that Iranian books are not as famous in the world as Iranian films, asking for more efforts to introduce Iranian books to the world.
The 34th edition of TIBF will run from May 10 to 20.