Iran's Book of the Year Awards explained

Iran's Book of the Year Awards is an annual award about books in categories of religion, social sciences, language, applied sciences, art and literature.^[1] It is the most prestigious book award in Iran and is granted by the Iranian president during a ceremony.^[2]

History

This award was founded in 1953 and it was awarded by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the ceremony Salam Nowrouz. Granting this award after the Islamic Revolution was revived in 1983.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1033350 Persian: مهر نیوز
2. Web site: Iranian Book of the Year Award . National Library of Iran . 2020-10-05 . 2020-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614131304/http://portal.nlai.ir/daka/Wiki%20Pages/%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%87%20%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.aspx . dead .
3. Web site: Iranian Book of the Year Award . National Library of Iran . 2020-10-05 . 2020-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614131304/http://portal.nlai.ir/daka/Wiki%20Pages/%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%87%20%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.aspx . dead .