Soon, Translations will Enable Tamil Children to Explore the World of Iranian Literature

Explore a world of translated wonders at Chennai Book Fair with Iranian children's classics and global literary gems in Tamil.

on Dec 26, 2023

Soon, Translations will Enable Tamil Children to Explore the World of Iranian Literature

The Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation is translating 20 classic Iranian children's books into Tamil, including Singing Ostrich, Like One Thousand Stars, I Wish, and Little Goat's Songs, which will be offered during the annual Chennai book market.
These works will be included in a collection of 200 translated books (from other languages into Tamil and from Tamil into other languages) that will be issued in January.

"These Iranian books capture the world of children."
They are mostly visual books that are easy to read. They will enrich our children's literature. We purchased the

"At the Frankfurt International Book Fair, we acquired the rights to 20 Iranian books," said K Elambahavath, director of public libraries. These books' English translations will now be translated into Tamil.

Other intriguing works, such as Russia's History of Metal and History of Maths, will also be published in Tamil. Under the retold classics series, the textbook firm plans to publish classics such as Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and Jane Austin's Emma in Tamil. In addition, the collection will comprise 40 Tamil literature that have been translated into other languages.

The translated books will all be on display at the second edition of the Chennai International Book Fair (CIBF), which will take place from January 16 to 18 at the Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam.

"So far, 40 countries have confirmed their participation, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and New Zealand." "We will welcome writers and publishers from ten Indian languages, including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Bengali," Elambahavath stated.

The state government had educated 20 literary agents for CIBF. "These agents will negotiate with international publishers and do follow-ups after the fair for translation of books from Tamil to other international languages," T Sankara Saravanan, joint director (translations), Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation, said.

The translation grant from the state government has been enhanced from 1.5 crore to 3 crore.

According to him, the exhibition will also have lectures on the current publishing trends, a rights hub, and sessions to introduce prominent authors and their books in various languages.

The worldwide book fair will be open to Tamil authors, publishers, students, and literary aficionados.