The Puzzle of the Fish Canal

The Puzzle of the Fish Canal
AuthorAkbar Sahraee
TranslatorSofia Koutlaki
LanguagePersian, English
PublisherElmi-Farhangi Publication
Publication date
2010
Publication placeIran
Media typeBook
Pages28

The Puzzle of the Fish Canal (Persian: معمای کانال ماهی) is a book about Iran-Iraq war by Akbar Sahraee; The book was written for teenagers and was translated to English by Sofia A. Koutlaki.[1] The book is a satirical story about the Iran-Iraq war. It was published by Elmi-Farhangi publication and features illustrations by Sam Soleimani.[2] The book was written in 2010 and published in Persian by Elmi-Farhangi Publication Company.[3][4] The puzzle of the fish canal will launch to the Frankfurt Book Fair.[5]

Plot

The Puzzle of the Fish Canal is mainly about the Iran–Iraq War, it focuses on an Iran-Iraq war soldier named Jalil who visits a medical department and talk about his ear ache with him.[6][7] in 1980, a surprise attack on the Iranian city of Abadan marked the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War. Hundreds of thousands of people fled the badly damaged city but a small number of civilians chose to stay, living in a city under siege.

Translator

Sofia Koutlaki is an independent researcher and author, born in Athens, but equally at home in Iran, Britain and Greece. Koutlaki has written “Among the Iranians” about Iran's culture and customs based on a mix of personal observation and intercultural theory.[8] Her book was released by Nicholas Brealey Publishing in April 2010.[9]

Author

Akbar Sahraee born on 1339 A.P.[when?] in Shiraz, Iran. He wrote several humorous stories for the theater and many of them became well known.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ ""The puzzle of the fish canal" converted into English". Farsnews (in Persian). 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ Staff writers. "معمای کانال ماهی". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. ^ Staff writers (25 November 2010). ""معماي كانال ماهي" ترجمه شد". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ^ Staff writers. "The puzzle of the fish canal". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ Staff writers (27 September 2014). "عرضه 70 اثر ترجمه‌شده حوزه دفاع مقدس در نمایشگاه کتاب فرانکفورت". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. ^ Staff writers. ""معمای کانال ماهی" به انگلیسی". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ Staff writers. "وداع با مورچه سرباز". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Sofia Koutlaki". Amazon. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Iranian publisher to offer children's war novels at Frankfurt Book Fair". IBNA. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ^ "انگار خودت داری تیر خلاصی می‌‌خوری". Farsnews (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.