Amir Kabir Publishers

For the chancellor of Iran, see Amir Kabir.

Amir Kabir Publishers (Persian: انتشارات امیرکبیر; Entišarat-e Amir Kabir; also romanized as Amir-Kabir or Amar-i Kabir) is a publishing house based in Tehran, Iran and founded on November 19, 1949, by Abdorrahim "Taghi" Jafari.[1] It is named after Mirza Taghi Khan Amirkabir (better known as Amir Kabir) (1807–1852), who was chief minister during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and is sometimes referred to as the Amirkabir Publication Institute.[2]

Company history

Following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Iranian government seized Amir Kabir Publishers's assets. Subsequently, the organization's new owners imposed a new management structure. The publishing house is still active, but only publishes previously published material, classics, and conservative new books.[3] Amir Kabir Publishers is the publisher of The Persian Encyclopedia.

The Amir Kabir Publishers edition of Sadegh Hedayat's novel بوف کور (The Blind Owl) was one of the titles selected for the Library of Congress 2014 "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" exhibition.[4]

The firm regularly attends the Tehran International Book Fair[5][6] and overseas book fairs, including at Frankfurt and Bologna.[7]

Book series

  • Études iraniennes (Centre iranien pour le dialogue des civilisations)[8]
  • Kitāb-hā-yi ṭalā'ī (کتاب‌های طلائى) (English, "Golden Books")[9][10][11]
  • Shāhkār-hā-yi adabīiyāt-i Fārsī (شاهکارهای ادبیات فارسى) (English: "Masterpieces of Persian Literature") (1954–)[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Veteran Iranian publisher Abdorrahim Jafari dies at 96", Tehran Times, Art New in Brief, 4 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ In Search of Illumination, mehrdadsheikhan.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Persian, Laden (2004-07-19). "From dream to reality". BBC Persia. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. ^ A Thousand Years of the Persian Book, Library of Congress, loc.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ Literati paid visit to pavilion of Amir Kabir Publishing Co. in Tehran International Book Fair, nehzat.ir, 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. ^ Tehran book fair honors best publishers of the year, payvand.com, 13 May 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ^ 30 Iran Publishers at Bologna Book Fair, financialtribune.com, 5 April 2016.
  8. ^ Daryush Shayegan, Religions et philosophies de l'Inde (Tome 1), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers, 1974. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Iranian children’s series Golden Books returns to stores after 58 years", tehrantimes.com, 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Talai" Book Series, shahrefarang.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ Kitabha-i Talai (Golden Library) (Amir Kabir) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. ^ Amir Kabir Publishers, iranicaonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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