TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (MNA) – The Georgian scholar and Iranologist Giorgi Lobjanidze has translated a selection of Persian plays, which were published in a book entitled “Modern Persian Drama”.
The book was unveiled during a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia in Tbilisi on Thursday.


Iran’s cultural attaché in Tbilisi Bahram Kian and a group of Georgian scholars and authors attended the ceremony.


The book contains plays by celebrated dramatists Bahram Beizaii, Akbar Radi, Qotbeddin Sadeqi, Amir Dejakam, Mohammad Charmshir and Naghmeh Samini.


“I want to introduce our people to the rich contemporary culture of Iran and to strengthen the friendship between the two nations,” Georgian culture minister Guram Odisharia said during the event.


Kian said that the plays selected for the book are the best works from Iranian literature in this genre and added that Lobjanidze has translated the works perfectly.


By Mehr News Agency





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