Amir Kabir Publishers
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Amir Kabir Publishers (Template:Langx; Entišarat-e Amir Kabir; also romanized as Amir-Kabir or Amar-i Kabir) is a publishing house based in Tehran, Iran. It was founded on November 19, 1949, by Abdorrahim "Taghi" Jafari.<ref>"Veteran Iranian publisher Abdorrahim Jafari dies at 96", Tehran Times, Art New in Brief, 4 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref> It is named after Mirza Taghi Khan Amirkabir (better known as Amir Kabir) (1807–1852), who was chief minister during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and is sometimes referred to as the Amirkabir Publication Institute.<ref>In Search of Illumination, mehrdadsheikhan.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.</ref>
Company history
Following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Iranian government seized Amir Kabir Publishers's assets. Subsequently, the organization's new owners imposed a new management structure. The publishing house is still active, but only publishes previously published material, classics, and conservative new books.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Amir Kabir Publishers is the publisher of The Persian Encyclopedia.
The Amir Kabir Publishers edition of Sadegh Hedayat's novel Template:Lang (The Blind Owl) was one of the titles selected for the Library of Congress 2014 "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" exhibition.<ref>A Thousand Years of the Persian Book, Library of Congress, loc.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2022.</ref>
The firm regularly attends the Tehran International Book Fair<ref>Literati paid visit to pavilion of Amir Kabir Publishing Co. in Tehran International Book Fair, nehzat.ir, 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref><ref>Tehran book fair honors best publishers of the year, payvand.com, 13 May 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref> and overseas book fairs, including at Frankfurt and Bologna.<ref>30 Iran Publishers at Bologna Book Fair, financialtribune.com, 5 April 2016.</ref>
Book series
- Études iraniennes (Centre iranien pour le dialogue des civilisations)<ref>Daryush Shayegan, Religions et philosophies de l'Inde (Tome 1), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers, 1974. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref>
- Kitāb-hā-yi ṭalā'ī (Template:Lang) (English, "Golden Books")<ref>"Iranian children’s series Golden Books returns to stores after 58 years", tehrantimes.com, 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.</ref><ref>"Talai" Book Series, shahrefarang.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.</ref><ref>Kitabha-i Talai (Golden Library) (Amir Kabir) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.</ref>
- Shāhkār-hā-yi adabīiyāt-i Fārsī (Template:Lang) (English: "Masterpieces of Persian Literature") (1954–)<ref>Amir Kabir Publishers, iranicaonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref>