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Persian Tolkien books from Iran

16 Sep
2023/9/16 15:58:06 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

I just came across a great Tolkien fan site from Iran: https://arda.ir/, they even have a periodical!
Following the rabbit hole I find out there are so many Persian Tolkien books: https://rowzanehnashr.com/writer/%d8%a ... %d9%84%da%a9%db%8c%d9%86/, including S, UT (with Guide to Names in LR), CoH, FoG, Tom Bombadil, Tree and Leaf, Atlas of Middle-earth. The latest one is FoG in July 2023. Here is a video: https://twitter.com/ArdaDotIR/status/1685897901271400448
I suppose they are all unauthorized, as Iran has not joined the Berne Convention, and seems to only have 30-years-after-death protection for domestic authors.

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17 Sep
2023/9/17 15:55:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Very interesting! I am curious if there are any original illustrations included..!
18 Sep
2023/9/18 15:14:10 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
It seems none of them has, a great pity. The fan site also doesn't seem to have many great fan arts, I can only find these: https://arda.ir/festival/ , https://arda.ir/forum/index.php?/topic ... 8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7/page/36/ ,
18 Sep
2023/9/18 19:29:24 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
If you need any more info on anything published in Iran I am sure you can contact this Tolkien fan - she now lives and works in Japan as a game designer/ illustrator and speaks decent English as well - adding to the fact that she is the founder of arda.ir.

https://twitter.com/arw3neldari3n
19 Sep
2023/9/19 7:22:07 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thank you zionius.

I figured this is likely the case - but worth exploring !
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