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Title: The Twenty-three Ones Author: Ahmad Yousefzadeh Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 58th Edition No. of Pages: 408/Paperback Size: 14 × 21 ISBN: 9786001755842 Awards: The book was honored by the supreme leader of Iran. about book

The age of Ahmad (the author of the book) is sixteen. His name, after military training, is finally listed on the list of expeditions to the warfront. He participates in Operation Baytol-Moghaddass . But after a while, he has taken as a prisoner of war. There, during his captivity in the Iraqi POW camp, he is called a «minor child» due to his young age and his small body. He is being taken to the city of Basra along with 150 other prisoners of the war. While they were eating bread and potatoes, they were filmed. Saddam Hussein watches the film. According to his orders, young captives are identified. Then he is provided with a list of twenty-three of them. Saddam intended to take advantage of this opportunity for propagation and to pretend that those minor captives have been forcibly sent to the war fronts. He orders them to wear new clothes before being taken to Saddam›s palace. Saddam takes a picture with them, wants to use the picture for propaganda purposes. Subsequently, the group of minor captives is transferred to Al-Rashid Garrison. From there after one and half month they are transferred to the Ramadi Camp. After a while, their picture appears in the «Alssowrah» (morning daily in Iraq). The newspaper claims that Iran refuses to accept children who have been forcibly sent to the war fronts. As the battle continues, Iran gets involved in an operation which lasts twenty-three days, during which Iranians capture twenty-three of enemy’s soldiers. Those POWs were also young. The Book of “Those 23 People” is the narration/the story of eight months out of 9 years of captivity of one of those 23 captives of Iranian teenagers. The book not only narrates what took place during the captivity of those juvenile POWs but also reveals what takes place beyond the war fronts. When the author writes of his mother›s affection and love, he describes how difficult it is for her to be away from her youngest son. That is what he heard from his friend’s mother (through his brother): “After the death of your father you are the only one can financially support us (the six-member family), you are our only hope. Whom do you want to appoint as our financial guardian?” The reader finds out that the war is not only the front line but also 7 extends to the deepest parts of towns and villages. One of the strong points of this book is its being, simple but at the same time attractive and descriptive. Yusefzadeh has traced the human condition and the atmosphere of the events well and patiently. He has brought the reader into the horrible Iraqi POW camps. In the story, the writer describes flashback into his early life back in his village and then scenes of his captivity. In his book, by depicting the mental states of the prisoners to the reader of the book he helps them a picture and realize how it really feels to be a captive. Those twenty-three people include four chapters. Each chapter describes one of the adventures during the writer’s captivity. In addition to the writer’s eloquent writing skill, compiling and arranging of the book has been done appropriately. Hence the reader finds the book easy to read. This book is among the top best sellers, is one of the most successful books in Iran . The 58th edition is now in the market. Hundreds of thousand copies are sold so far. Ahmad Yousefzadeh (1965-Kerman) About the Author: Ahmad Yousefzadeh has a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in English and also a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Law. He used to be the manager in cultural fields particularly cultural institutes affiliated to “The Holy Defense”. Although he does not write much, the few books he has written have been well received by readers and have been admired by literary clubs.

Some of His books: Children’s Camp (Soore Mehr Pubs) The twenty-three Ones (Soore Mehr Pubs) 9 Title: Baba Nazar Author: Mohammad Hassan Nazarnezhad Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 54th Edition No. of Pages: 520/Hardback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645061485 about book

Baba Nazar was an Iranian champion and wrestler who was well known among warriors with his strong and athletic body. He was born into a religious family. He spent his childhood with work and effort in his village. He was very interested in sports, especially in wrestling, and he won positions in this field. He was a virtue, believer, unobtrusive, and modest young man. With the onset of the war, he went to the front with his brother and participated in most of the combat operations. Mr. Nazarnezhad has noted and set in a notebook all the memoirs of the war and his days on the front. He was in the front for seven years and had disability more than 90%. He was shot by bullets and shrapnel shells more than 160 times. Upon the end of the war, he returned to the arms of the family. But the effects of injuries and shrapnel shells in his body forced him to travel to Germany in 1989 for treatment. In 1996, he was assigned a mission to visit the war zones in Kurdistan highlands. But due to cardiac arrest, he was martyred in Kurdistan’s highlands. “Baba Nazar” book is the result of a 36-hour talk by the writer of the book with the martyr, Nazarnezhad, which has been compiled in 18 chapters. From the beginning to the end of the book, the narrative form is the first person singular and in the words of Mohammad Hassan Nazarnezhad and covers his birth until several months before his martyrdom chronically. In the first chapter, he narrates his family background. His revolutionary activities during the last years of the Pahlavi regime are the other parts of this chapter, which ends with the days of the revolution victory, and the role of Nazarnezhad in this regard is significant. The second chapter is devoted to the revolutionary activities of Baba Nazar in the early years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. From the third chapter onwards, his memories recount his presence on the fronts of the Iraq-Iran war. In the next chapters of the book, Nazarnezhad recounts the battles and important events of the war in subsequent years and his role and presence in them and explains in detail about each of these events.

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Suddenly I saw one of the Iraqi tanks picking up from the other side and firing. The bullets hit in front of me. I rotated two and three meters on the air and hit the ground. My head became heavy. First I felt my head was separated from my body and because my body’s warm I can’t understand! The strange dust was dissipated. My signaler, called Jajarm, raised his voice and said, “Haji has not been martyred! Guys, go ahead. Haji has taken just a scratch. He gets up now and comes.” Suddenly, I saw Mr. Sadeghi and the battalion destroyer standing beside me. 13 Title: The Leg which has been Left Author: Seyyed Naser Husseinipour Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 62th Edition No. of Pages: 767/Hardback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001752247 Awards:• The book was honored by the supreme leader of Iran. about book

In this book, the story of courage of 119 Iranian soldiers against the armed to teeth enemy has been narrated. The first two chapter of this book is about the events of Majnoon Island and Khandagh Road and set to time and place conditions and the war circumstances before the writer being captured and how he was captured. Chapters three through fourteen include the memories of this internee during his captivity. In these chapters, the internees’ hard living conditions, the behavior of guardians and their inhumane torture, and the patience and endurance of internees and their efforts are expressed. During these chapters, the writer describes the interrogations and commuting of himself and some of the internees to other camps and internees’ activities, as well as the activities of the People›s Mojahedin Organization (one of the Iranian opposition organizations abroad) in the camps. ' The Leg Which Has Been Left ' is one of the most impressive works in the field of Holy Defense literature, which, after supreme leader›s epigram on the sidelines of the book, has been published in the nineteenth edition in less than 3 months and set a record. ' The Leg Which Has Been Left ' has been re-published more than 62 times. The book has also been translated into various foreign languages and is available to foreign audiences.

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Seyyed Naser Husseinpour (1971-Gachsaran) About the Author: Seyyed Naser Husseinipour is one of the brave Iranian warriors who participated in war zones for defending the country and his beliefs during the war between Iran and Iraq, and he captured by enemy forces during a combat operation. He is one of the warriors trying to narrate his memories in the form of books for recording epic times throughout the war. Seyyed Naser HUsseinipour is also a Cultural Manager in Iran and is currently in the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council. 17 Title: Hanabandan Ceremony Author: Mohammad Hussein Ghadami Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2016 /13th Edition No. of Pages: 415/Hardback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645061799 about book

The book “Hanabandan Ceremony” includes two reports of two combat operations in the south and west regions of the country, compiled by Muhammad Hussein Ghadami, among the memories of the warriors of “27th Mohammad Rasoolullah Division”. The first report of the book was written during the Operation Karbala-5, and its second report relates to the Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 4 and in the western regions of the country and a part of Iraqi territory. The book in the first report tries to report the stages of enrollment and dispatch to the front, preparing and training in the garrison, the writer’s acquaintance with his companions, his explanations of the nights and days at the camp, the letters of the elementary school students to the warriors, their enthusiasm for going to the operational areas, their waiting for being dispatched to the front line, and warriors’ morale. In the second part of the book, the writer describes topics such as Operation Valfajr-5 and the situation in Halabche, the commanders and operational areas, the damage to his eyes, martyrdom of warriors and their testimonies, and his farewell to the front. The tune of and eloquence of the narrative, attraction, and fascination of the story, and most importantly the content presented in the book have made this 19 work as one of the lasting works in the field of war reporting. book excerpt

As soon as we were allowed to leave, like a bird released from a cage, we did not wait for a left sheet, and we came out with loose clothes. The bright sunlight did not allow blinking. We just sat in a corner inevitably in order that our eyes got accustomed to the light. Before a nurse saw and a doctor noticed us, we should go and sneak away. My hand in my friend’s hand and another hand on the wall, we went gropingly. It was a red situation and the siren sound was heard. We couldn’t see and we didn’t have a shelter. We trusted in God and continued on. The city was silent and slow. Only occasionally the sound of a car was heard but was lost very soon. There was no one to take our hands and take us to a safe place. O, God! Oh, helper the defenseless and the chemical injured! Witness the innocence of your blind servants and take care of us. Muhammad Hussein Ghadami (1951-Tehran) About the Author: Muhammad Hussein Ghadami is a teacher and writer. He has joined the writers of the Office Resistance Literature and Art at the Hozeh-ye Honari Institute since 1988 and has been in charge of the program"Memory Night of the Holy Defense" at this office in 1992. His style in fictional literature is report writing and memory writing. The works that he has written in this area is a report writing of the memories of the Iran-Iraq war. He himself participated in most of the operations of this war. As an honest witness, he likes to immortalize the memories of his companions by recording their courage.

Some of His books: Memory Night Hanabandan Ceremony 21 Title: Barefoot War Author: Rahim Makhdoomi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2014 / 15th Edition No. of Pages: 154/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645061942 about book

The book «Barefoot War» is a narrative of the war, the warriors who stood against armed to teeth enemy and bend over backward. In return to home, they get bored of the materiality of the society and continue to live in their huts against palaces of the rich in the lap of luxury. In his memoirs, the writer quotes the pain of those who have provided youth, health, and well-being, of themselves and their families for the Islamic revolution, but in return, they are subject to unkindness. In his memoirs, he described surrounding of warriors by Iraqi forces, breaking the surround with the sacrifice of one of the warriors, the martyrdom of the commander of the battalion, the situation of the wounded, the warming up, retreating, the situation and condition of all his companions in the combat operation, and their efforts and the memory of his companion martyrs. In the end, he speaks of his return to Tehran after accepting Resolution 598 and his normal life as a teacher. This book has 24 stories and at the beginning of each story, there is a verse from the Quran that is related to the story. The writer portrays beautifully the hard life of the barefoot warriors alongside the colorful swampy life of the rich. The book is a reflection of the suffering of barefooted people, which, in comparison to the sacrifice of them, seems to be painful, bitter and unacceptable. In other narratives of this front, the most prominent and sweet thing is the humility and neglecting their works against the work of others who have tried and wore on other fronts but against the same enemy and for the love of God. Although the danger is not the same in all fields, they should not consider all those who were not present in the front as earthly people with earthy attachments, and they should not le the others down because of the trouble and suffering that they themselves have born for the sake of God. These traits are pure and the righteous. The book “Barefoot War” is written in 23 the form of daily notes, but relies on narrative-fiction techniques. book excerpt

Here is Aqaba battalion. The main bath is here. Every day, the food car brings a number of guys to bathe here. Meanwhile, the reserve troop rests here. It is said that groups of Tehran citizens have come to visit the fronts, and a group will come here today. It is said that some chefs have also come to cook a meal for warriors. Today the goods truck has also come. The truck was full of the granted goods from the prayers of the Mosque in Tehran. Mousapour has brought lemon juice and black shawls for the battalion. Muharram in this year will be held in the hearts of the guys because the community behind the frontline is problematic. Mr. Seyyed and Mr. Mustafa are still looking for handling the cars and facilities of the battalion. The ambulance has still problems. Some people come and say, «They came!» Guys come out of the shed to welcome them. The procurement guys have made a beverage. The white roof of the bus emerges from the top of the embankment of the headquarters. The bus crawls slowly, passes through the interval between the two embankments, called the entrance door, and enters the headquarters. On a dusty bus, there is a cloth on which it says, “Pilgrimage Caravan of Light Fronts against Darkness; Workers of Shahr-e Rey Textile Factory». The shine of joy sprouts in the eyes of everyone, because all the barefoot are coming. Among these barefoot people, everyone has a friend, and my friend at Shahr-e Rey Textile Factory is “Mashhadi Ali”, father of Morteza. Morteza is my closet friend. He is the man of the front. Rahim Makhdumi (1966-Varami) About the Author: Rahim Makhdumi is a teacher and writer who was eager to write when he was about the age of adolescence.His first book was released in the year 1989. His writings are inspired by the life and character of Iranian warriors, those in the Iran-Iraq war, in particular. Makhdumi has penned various books in the field of sacred defense literature including novel, short story and drama. Among them are: Who will take the trigger, The Bare foot fight, Those who pass away, Dreams and memories, Runaway teacher, Everyone works itself Rahim Makhdumi lives in Tehran at present and is engaging to teach and write his new books. 25 Title: Deprivation of the Isle Author: Alireza Kamari Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2015 / 16th Edition No. of Pages: 232/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9781645062172 Awards:Placed the first in the Holy Defense Book Prize (1993) about book

This book is a collection of 93 pieces of notes and manuscripts by the martyr Ahmad Reza Ahadi, a second-year medical student of the martyr Beheshti University, organized in 4 chapters. Chapter 4 includes retrieved notes that have been added in the second edition of the work. The detailed introduction of the book includes the story of the martyr Ahadi, the procedure of collecting and compiling the work, and examining and describing the content of these pieces. The martyr Ahmad Reza Ahadi›s academic education and his mastery in the literature of Iran and the world distinguish this work from other works in the field of Holy Defense literature. The poetic language and eloquent style of the writer have granted a poetic flavor to the war and the use of Persian poetic and classical poems has contributed greatly to the literary richness of these manuscripts. The chapter «Jean Valjean, the Statue of Battle with Life» is one of the most influential parts of the book. By interpreting Victor Hugo›s novel “The Miserable” and outlining its worthwhile points, Ahadi interprets life. In the following, he refers to a verse from the Quran to prove that values have been the same throughout history, and the geographical conditions and the determinism of the time have changed values. He links the war with world literature and globalizes his words, and by addressing the details of the Holy Defense and the poetic description of concepts such as war, martyrdom, friendship, loneliness, motherhood and the appropriate use of scientific concepts of mathematics and physics, he acquaints the reader with lesser-known people and attitudes in the war. The narrator of the story of the war in this book is a powerful poet who prays in seclusion with his God and links earthly concepts with 27 his heavenly view. book excerpt

Tonight, the sound of the Iraqi mortar shell bursts is not stopped even for a moment. Apparently, the mercenary Ba›athists has provided the basis for a massive attack. The sky of the salt lake is not empty of flares for a moment. The rain of the Iraqi mortar shells and Katiushas with their breathtaking voice can hold everyone calm; but if the enemy shells every spot of the lake, it cannot do anything. Alireza Kamari (1960-Hamadan) About the Author: Alireza Kamari is an Iranian researcher and historian whose scientific and cultural activities include: writing numerous articles, teaching literature, ancient texts and historiography, active participation in workshops, membership in the scientific council of some educational and publishing institutions related to the Revolution and the War, conducting study projects on history, literature, and Holy Defense history, writing introduction for several books. Alireza Kamari won the first rank for the book «Fahimeh’s Letters» at “Quarter of a Century of Holy Defense Books” Festival. In the seventeenth year of honoring the publishing servants, he was selected as the best researcher by the Book House.

Some of his works include: Resistance Army Sign Effect Deprivation of the Sun In the Memory of Reminiscence Fahimeh’s Letters Retrieval of an Event Memory of Mana Reputed - Second Volume 29 Title: Memories of Marziye Hadidchi (Dabbagh) Author: Mohsen Kazemi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 16th Edition No. of Pages: 344/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789644717253 about book

The book is about the adventurous life of an Iranian militant woman. Marziye Hadidchi was born in Hamedan in 1939 and began her studies at Maktab . She benefited from his father›s knowledge of the Quran and Nahj al-Balaghah. He married Muhammad Hassan Dabbagh in 1954. This marriage is the beginning of his life›s transformation. In the early days of married life, she returned to Tehran following her husband. In Tehran, she was able to continue her religious studies. She continued to study and pursued political activities while she was the mother of eight children. Her political activities and movements began with the distribution of declarations in 19611962-. After the Ayatollah Saeedi›s martyrdom in 1970, Hadidchi intensified her struggle and propagation against the Shah›s regime and eventually was arrested in 1973 by SAVAK. In the Joint Committee, along with his daughter, she endured the most severe tortures and became hardly ill. But when she did not have the hope of surviving, she was released from prison. Dabbagh went abroad in 1974 to pursue his struggles and stayed abroad until the victory of the Islamic Revolution. She passed combat and guerrilla pieces of training at military bases located on the Lebanon and Syria border and, owing to the missions and plans of the group, traveled to various countries, including Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Iraq, and participated in many of the movements and activities of the fighters, marches, demonstrations and strikes abroad. After the departure of Imam to Paris in 1978, he joined his companions and assumed internal duties of the Imam›s home. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Dabbagh returned to Iran and was placed in many positions in many cases, including the commander of Hamedan Guard Corps. She was representative of Tehran and Hamedan for three courses in Islamic Consultative Assembly. In addition, she taught at Iran University of Science and Technology and Martyr Motahhari 31 Graduate School. The vice president of the Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic was another place where she was active. The author has completed and compiled the book “Memories of Marziye Hadidchi” through conversations with her and using other sources. This book begins with a handwritten of Ms. Dabbagh, and after preface and introduction, it is set in 5 chapters titles “Permeation”, “Emigration”, “Waves”, “Traveling the East” and “Attachments”. The event of the uprising of Khordad 15, 1342 (June 6, 1963), studying at Ayatullah Sa›eedi and the beginning of the struggle, being arrested and tortured by Shah›s agents in 1973, emigration to Britain, political activities in Britain, Syria, and Lebanon, departing to Neauphle -le- Château, commanding the Hamedan Guard Corps and departing to Moscow to convey the message of Imam Khomeini to Mikhail Gorbachev, are among the thematic axes of the memories of Marziye Hadidchi. Mohsen Kazemi (1969-Tehran) About the Author: Mohsen Kazemi, a writer and researcher in contemporary Iranian history, were graduated in economics. In 1995, he was recruited as a «Chronologist» at the Army War Education Board, and by 1998 produced a series of reports on field trips by this board. The feature of Kazemi›s works is simple, fluent and scholarly prose that can easily communicate with the reader. The continuity and coherence of his works are such that they take the audience to the end of the subject. Most of the works of this author are considered by other scholars and authors due to the scientific method of research and the use of documents.

Some of his works include: Compilation of Memoirs of Javad Mansouri (1977) Compilation of Travel Notes of Martyr Sayyad Shirazi (1999) Compilation and Writing of the Book “Moonlit Night” (2004) First Work of the 9th Holy Defense Book of the Year (2005) 33 Title: Da (Mother) Author: A'zam Husseini Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 156th Edition No. of Pages: 812/Hardback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645064882 Awards: Awarded in Martyr Ghanipour Literary Prize Awarded in Jalal Ale- Ahmad Literary Prize Awarded in the Book of Year in Iran about book

Seyyedeh Zahra Husseini (narrator) is an Iranian Kurd whose parents lived in Iraq before her birth. After she was born, her family returned to Iran, and his father settled in Khorramshahr and after a long time wandered, he was hired as a dustman in the municipality. She was the second child among six children of the family. Her family, especially her father, was strictly adhered to religion, and she was raised with such beliefs. She, along with his older brother, Ali, participated in the activities of the revolution and afterwards. For help and service, she chose the graveyard and burial and funeral of martyrs of war. On the first day, she becomes weak and faint. One of the peaks of the story is when she puts his martyred father in the grave and gave farewell to him. 7 days later, she put his older brother, who was also martyred, in the grave and gave farewell to him, a brother who had a lot of potential and actual abilities and was a favorite of the family. She hides her brother›s death from her mother to take her mother out of the city. She becomes a rescuer and fought the Ba›athist enemy with two guys of her age until she was injured at the front line and sent to the hospital. From then on, she recounts the problems of war refugees and treachery during the war. The book “Da” is the memoirs of Seyyedeh Zahra Husseini from the war and the situation in Khorramshahr during the early days of the war, a 17-year-old girl whose life changes at the beginning of the war. It is a believable narrative, with a unique setting, so that readers see themselves on the streets of Khorramshahr. What inspires the reader›s respect and admiration is that the narrator does things that others refuse to do or underestimate them. «Da» means «mother» in the local dialect and by selecting this title Ms. Husseini wanted to remind suffering, sadness, effort, and resistance of Iranian mothers. The book provides an overview of the duration of the war and the situation of the refugees in different cities. The language and the text of the book are relevant to the subject matter and it is fluent. What makes this book unique is the expression of angles of the war that have never been addressed before. This book expresses the peak of disasters of 35 the war, along with an angle of the history of our country. The book “Da”, in addition to ID, dedication page, and table of contents, this book is composed of an introduction, five sections, and forty chapters, attachments, photos, and concordance. Its attachments include four interviews and conversations with eyewitnesses of some of the events of that period, four citations from three other eyewitnesses, and a document from a documented book published on the battles of Khorramshahr confirming the truth of narrator›s events. Seyyedeh A'zam Husseini (1972-Tehran) About the Author: Seyyedeh A'zam Husseini is a graduate of Jurisprudence and Foundations of Law. During her years of continuous activity and expertise, she has performed memoirs of Iranian women on war fronts with audio, visual and written interviews in the area of war memoir writing. He has done more than 20 research trips to complete war studies and to create a ground for the formation of documentary memories. 37 Title: War City Stories Author: Habib Ahmadzadeh Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 18th Edition No. of Pages: 189/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645062802 Awards: Selected as the best book on the subject of holly defense (1999) Rights sold to: India about book

A soldier, after 11 years, wrote a letter to an Iraqi soldier, stating that their son, who had been a member of the Special Forces-23 of the Iraqi Presidential Guards, while escaping, was killed by their own forces and the Iranian soldier buried him, and he had saved the Iranian soldier while Iraqi forces were shooting. The stories of this book are all realistic and have been narrated in two ways: one is by quotation or in the form of a second singular, and the other is the first person sometimes expressed as a dramatic soliloquy. Another feature of some of these stories is that they are narrative. In these stories, humans are equal in terms of individuality and position on both sides of the war. Ahmadzadeh is trying to create people who, apart from the political ideas and military conditions that put them against each other, have chosen humanity in their bottlenecks to overcome this difficult path. In this collection, we have come up with a unique writing style by Ahmadzadeh; using short, but uninterrupted sentences that connect with each other using simple conjunctions. This writing style, with suspense and excitement, brings the reader. Stories have concepts and thoughts other than the apparent subject, and they contain a simple and fluent prose and language. Themes are the other outstanding points of these stories. Also, the titles of some of the stories are worth attention, like “Thirty Nine and One Internees” and “Eagle’s Feather”, which can clarify the story for a typical audience who has not understood the underlying layer of the story. One of the other privileges of these stories is the plot of the stories, which have turned into a script because of their strong idea. The book “War City Stories” contains 8 short stories and their titles are: Eagle›s Feather - Airplane - Thirty-Nine and One Internees - Warrior Escape - A Letter to Saad›s Family - If There Was Not Darya Gholi - I Will Endure the Weight of This Load to the End - The Letter to the 39 Writer to the American Military and Their Response.

Habib Ahmadzadeh (1964-Abadan) About the Author: Habib Ahmadzadeh, an Iranian novelist, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, assistant director and researcher, is an MA in dramatic literature from Tehran Art University and a Ph.D. in Art Research at Tarbiat Modares University. He is featured in movies such as The Best Statue of the World, The One Who Goes to the Sea, Talking to the Shadow, Trilogy Narrative, The Night Bus, Minoo Watch Tower, The Last 50 Steps, Like a Story, The Glass Agency, and Retribution as director, scriptwriter, plot presenter, director consultant, and screenwriting consultant.

Some of His books: Chess with Resurrection Car War City Stories Code 24 41 Title: Daughter of Shina Author: Behnaz Zarrabizadeh Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 16th Edition No. of Pages: 264/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001752629 about book

At the beginning of the story, the narrator›s childhood days are narrated in her village. She was named “Ghadam Kheir” because she brought luckiness, and she was deeply concerned by her parents, Haji Agha and Shirin Jan, and she is more interested in her father than everybody. This interest made her not willing to get married and she was trying to get rid of marriage anyway. But the presence of Samad and his proposal to “Ghadam Kheir” and the mediation of the neighborhood elders suddenly bring this favorite teen girl to a much deeper and wider world than her children›s home. Before marrying Samad (whose original name is «Sattar»), Ghadam Kheir flees, again and again, his look, as if from the very beginning, separation and desolation have been destined in their fate. Samad joined military service. After marrying, he traveled from the village to Tehran for working but returned for a few days. Shortly thereafter, the Revolution of 1979 and the uprising of the people distanced between them. Then the war began and eventually the martyrdom separated them until Ghadam Kheir’s death. As if from the very beginning of her marriage, Ghadam Kheir had gone to her solitude home. In the various parts of the book, we observe her worry and impatience. However, she seems she has accepted her fate, accepted Samad’s absences and bad promises in the critical moments of her life, including the births of her children, although sometimes the life pressure comes out of her bearing, but for the sake of her children, she is resistant and firm and takes her life steering in the stormy ocean of the fate. The book “Daughter of Shina” is the memories of Ghadam Kheir Muhammadi, the wife of Martyr Sattar Ebrahimi. This book is the story of the love life of a rural girl living in the days of the war, and despite belonging to the literature of resistance and war, it is a work 43 that narrates life with all its hardships and pleasures. book excerpt

I went to the kitchen. I turned on the water heater. He came and started telling, “The Iraqis have entered Khorramshahr. Khorramshahr has declined. We have had very martyrs. Abadan is surrounded by Iraqis and is under shots and mortars every day.”

I asked. “Did you eat dinner?” He said, “No, I have no appetite.” Some of the lunch had remained. I heated it for him. I spread out the tablecloth and put a bowl of yogurt and a plate of vegetables that the landlord had brought in the evening on the tablecloth, and served the meal for him. It was some Eshkeneh(Iranian meal). When he ate a little, his eyes became red. I asked, “Is it hot?” He pointed out “No”, and he stopped eating. She put the spoon in the bowl and started crying. I asked worriedly, “What happened? What’s wrong?” I could not believe Samad was crying. He covered his face with his hands and was weeping. I said, “You’re killing me! Tell me what happened?” He said, «How can I eat? The guys are hungry at the border. They are stuck under fire of shots and tanks of the Ba›athists! They don›t even have a gun to fight. They don›t have anything to eat, nowhere to rest! They›re in a bad situation, poor guys! Behnaz Zarrabizadeh (1958-Hamadan) About the Author:

Behnaz Zarabizadeh is one of the most talented and active Iranian women writers who have been able to create valuable works, especially in writing diaries about the events of the Iran-Iraq war. Welcomed by Iranian readers and literary circles. In addition to the book›s compilation, Zarrabizadeh has worked closely with the cultural institutions active in the field of sacred defense literature. So far, more than 250 literary works and stories have been published in periodicals including magazines and other publications, and dozens of titles have been published, among which are the followings:

- Girl of Shina, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2017 - The Eleventh Rosary, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2016 -Shell Bird, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2010 -Snowman, O'rooj Publishing House,2010 - It was Tuesday, Sarir Publishing House,2007 Behnaz Zarrabizadeh has won numerous honors and awards from literary festivals including: -The first place in the reader's and adolescent story, - Admired in two rounds of Isfahan Literary Award, -Admired n the ninth and tenth courses of the Holy Defense Writers Festival 45 Title: The secret of the Red Gemstone Author: Hamid Hesam Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 16th Edition No. of Pages: 352/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786000317089 Awards: Awarded as the best book during the 20th years of fiction in Iran. about book

Mahmud Shahbazi was one of the great commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. He played a key role during the revolutionary struggles. During the return of Imam Khomeini, he joined the Defense Committee and then joined the Revolutionary Guard Corps, and while studying in the university, he worked at Headquarters Coordination Office of Guard Corps. After the war began, he headed to the war zones, and later he was appointed as the commander of the Guard Corps of Hamedan due to his courage and competence. Shahbazi participated as the deputy commander of the 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division in the Fath ol-Mobin operation. He was martyred during the liberation operation of Khorramshahr in 1982. The book “Secret of the Red Gemstone” is a narrative biography of this Martyr commander, and contains the memories of him from the words of his family and companions. All characters in this story are made by the writer›s mind. The events of this story are a part of the ups and downs of the Holy Defense from the beginning of the war until the liberation of Khorramshahr. The book, which has been narrated in 64 chapters, in addition to introducing the prominent character of Martyr Mahmud Shahbazi, from the beginning brings together the reader with great martyrs such as Martyr Haj Ahmad Motevaselian, Martyr Mohammad Ibrahim Hemmat, Martyr Hussein Ghajehei, Martyr Vozaraei and other martyrs introduced in this book. Among the great commanders and heroes of the Holy Defense, Mahmud Shahbazi can be considered as the great teacher of Nahj al-Balagha. Conquering USA’s spy house, conquering in Fath ol-Mibin operation, and conquering in the liberation of Khorramshahr may leave a trace form this mystic who was escaping from titles. But his greatest conquer was to reach anonymity peak. In this book, there are so many beautiful moments to tell that we are 47 incapable of choosing one. book excerpt

I wish you say what you do once for all! Are you the Quran teacher? Study engineering? Or are you Basiji? Mother talked to Mahmud in her mind. She asked, but did not hear any answer. Every time she saw him, her eyes illuminated and she smiled, but she was still worried about him in her heart. Thinking of seeing him leave tortured her. She became nervous and went standing in the yard with Quran and Espand . But this time, she wasn’t in the mood like previous times. She sat near the pool. She lingered and waited for Mahmud. But again she couldn’t tolerate. Her eyes fell on the plastic watering pot. She got up and wrapped her hands around the plastic watering pot hand, and watered the flower pots in the yard. But again she drowned in Mahmud’s imagination. Her restless minds reviewed childhood and adolescence of her son. Purl of water which was overflowing a pot and pouring on the stairs, brought her back to reality. Hamid Hesam (1961-Hamedan) About the Author: Hamid Hesam is MA in the Persian Literature of Tehran University. He spent his youth on the war front lines, and this made the Holy Defense his main approach in writing and creating his works. Hamid Hesam was introduced to the literary community with the book «The Divers Smells Mint» which is a kind of memoir writing in the field of the Holy Defense literature. Subsequently, he published the book “Secret of the Red Gemstone” in 1999. His works have two special features: firstly, he is familiar with the do›s of writing and has required taste. Figures of speech and description in his works are in a way that illustrates. On the other hand, he writes about the subject and setting that has understood and perceived. Hesam was introduced as the year figure of the Islamic Revolution Art for writing the book “When the Moonlight Was Lost” (biography of Martyr Ali Khoslafz), in the Islamic Revolution Art Week. Hamid Hesam is currently living with his family in Hamedan and is also collaborating with cultural institutions active in the field of the Holy Defense Literature in addition to continuing to write valuable books on the war and Holy Defense literature. Hamid has been the author of more than 14 books in the field of the Holy Defense like verbal memories, short stories, and stories.

Some of His books: When the Moonlight Was Lost The secret of the Red Gemstone Reason (Narrative of the Epic of Martyr Chitsazan) Water Never Dies When the Moonlight Was Lost Scent of Stocks 49 Title: Shah bi Shin (A King without Crown) Author: MohammadKazem Mazinani Subject: Fiction (Historical Novel) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 10th Edition No. of Pages: 420/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645069269 about book

The Shah of Iran is lying in the operation room under the blade of surgeons. They are taking autopsy samples from his liver and pancreas. Cancer has advanced in the abdomen, and is spreading further. The author is sitting near the bedside of the Shah›s (and in an invisible way), describes his condition …. .From when he is only a child, he has witnessed the departure of the Qajar kings from the throne, their palaces and departure of Reza Shah, his father›s precedent, and departure of the rest of the (royal) family. His father sent him to Switzerland to continue his education and studies so that as the heir to the throne and his successor (the future king of Iran) he would have a European-style education. After graduation, he marries Fawziah, the sister of the king of Egypt. However, (unfortunately) instead of bringing him a son to inherit the throne, Fawziah brings him a daughter named Shahnaz. When Reza Shah was exiled, (Mohammad-Reza) shah’s twin sister intervenes in the affairs of the country. Fed up with such intervention (and turmoil), Fawziah returns to Egypt. She never comes back to Iran. Shah’s elder sister, while introducing Sorayya to the shah recommends her as the next queen. Sorayya, is half Bakhtiari, half German (she is half-bred). Marriage ceremony is held. But Sorayya is infertile. So the king divorces her. The intervention of foreigners, especially the Americans, in Iran (in Iran’s internal affairs), puts shah in a dilemma. But he seems he has no choice but to cooperate with them. Once shah meets Farah, at the house of Shahnaz, his daughter, and proposes marriage to her. He gets married to her. Farah brings him four children. Farah actively takes part works in many social, cultural and political affairs. In this novel, respectively; all the phases of incidents that take place are narrated. Issues and problems of the country›s internal and external relations and affairs, including alien interference in the country, boosting unrest, massive protests, which etc. pave the way for a revolutionary. Shah›s and his family›s escape from Iran, the victory of the Revolution in Iran, the disease of the Shah and his death. The story begins with the Shah›s disease, and then, from the perspective 51 of the past, from the childhood to the moment of Mohammad Reza’s death is narrated as uttered from the king’s mouth. Also, the kind king’s attitude and mentality regarding woman, society, world, and other issues, even the relationships with objects and animals are depicted in this novel. The story of «A king without a thrown” is a novel about the biography and the life and the fate of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, with a touch of irony and comedy. It is an indispensable example of a documentary narration of the history of a king. By reading this narration, the reader will enjoy a documentary about the life of one of the contemporary Iranian dictators, in addition to enjoying the reading of a novel, one gets acquainted with parts of Iran›s contemporary history. The tune of the story is partly poetic accompanied by humor, and its theme is about coming to power, the rise, sitting on the throne of power, and the fall of a person The author of this work by using appropriately the structure of words, linguistic power, and expressions, along with the desired scene, has prevented the reader from being bored. Using humor delicacies as well as tragedy is a virtue of effect. One of its strong points is the pleasant prose of the novel, in which native original (Persian) vocabulary is used. Showing the main character›s contradiction and dichotomy in personality and in his qualities as well as the culmination of the corruption in the Pahlavi royal court, while looking at the Islamic Revolution from the of the Shah›s eyes (perspective) is one of the factors that make this novel a success. MohammadKazem Mazinani (1963-Damqhan) About the Author: Mohammad Mazinani, Iranian writer and poet, majored in Persian language and literature .He has collaborated with different publishers and cultural institute in Iran. Mazinani writes both for children (poem) and for adults (novel).He has penned various books so far and most of them welcomed by Iranian audiences.

Some of His books: -The Lost sea (1992), -Water means fish (1996), -The girl who married the sun (2006), -The mysterious Island (2007), -The mermaid›s wet songs (2011), -Cockroaches are alone (2014)

Among his awards and recognitions in Iran and abroad are: -IBBY honor Diploma, -Islamic Republic of Iran›s Book of the Year Award, -Best book award from Ghanipour Book Festival, -Best book award from the Children›s Book Council of Iran 53 Title: The Days without Mirror Author: Golestan Jafariyan Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 4th Edition No. of Pages: 160/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786000306755 about book

The writer of the present book, with his wit (sagacity) and with the thrill of an adventurous drama, tells the story of an Iranian commander’s wife after his capture by the enemy. He artistically portrays the objective role of the sensation of an Iranian woman and introduces her with all his integrity and gives an elaborate look to the unimaginable subtleties of a human being. Nevertheless, parts of the values of this book are straightforwardness and honesty of the main character of the book - Mrs. Manizheh Lashkari – the wife of martyr Hussein Lashkari. The book, «The Days of No Mirror» appears to be seemingly low-volume, but this small volume is the result of a sophisticated and uncomplicated example. The author without delaying the reader in the twilight of the frivolous eraser leaves him so entertained on the margins. It is typical of this writer to go directly to the main point and result, without beating around the bush. Perhaps this feature has caused the emotional connection between the words and the reader to begin from the very first lines and clears the mind and soul of the reader with emotions. The very first lines fill the reader’s mind with so much pure sensations that the reader while finishing the book with wet eyes, still his mind is involved with the adventures of the book›s character, while looking differently at those with a similar condition and 55 similar state of affairs.

Golestan Jafariyan (1973-Mashhad) About the Author: Golestan Jafariyan is one of the very active writers in the field of the Iranian war literature. He studied theology. In addition to writing he cooperated with the press and some cultural institutions. Jafariyan started writing with the compilation of the book «How many folds is war?». Since he was personally present in the war regions during the Iran-Iraq war, and he actually had the opportunity to touch and observe the bravery of the courageous Iranians, he had many successes in writing stories, diaries and memories of the war. The most important characteristic of Jafariyan›s works is his different look at the war in the field of sacred defense. He chooses the narrator of his books, and this style plays a role in his work being different. Jafariyan In his books he is looking for answers to the questions he has in mind. Many works of Golestan Jafariyan have been published on the subject of sacred defense.

Some of Her books: -Four immigration Seasons -How Soon We Grew Up! -The Desert Lion -Tick Tack of Life -The Mountain Hawk 57 Title: The Earth Groans Author: Hassan Shirafkan & Hussein Shirafkan Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2011 / 2th Edition No. of Pages: 216/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001750144 about book

Mahmoud Shirafkan is one of the brave Iranian commanders who showed great courage in the war. When he was a teenager, he went voluntarily to the war front. But after a while, with showing courage and competence, he became the deputy of the commander. The description of his memoir in war zones includes several important chapters of the book. The stability of the combatants against the enemy is mentioned in detail in these chapters, by reading which, effective scenes are created in the reader›s mind, such as the scene of a brave young man who resists so much with the shotgun against the Iraqis that ultimately a tank bullet targeted his head and he was martyred. The memory of the moment of martyrdom and the prostration of the body without the head of this martyr is one of the most shocking memories that have been narrated since the Holy Defense Years. In the sequel, almost every chapter describes the memories of an operation. The initial and general procedure of the book is also preserved in the last chapter because by quoting the final days of the war, the memories are also over, and there is no longer any mention of the situation of this warrior after the Holy Defense days. The structural, linguistic and formal features of the book «The Earth Groans,» has made it into one of the most successful works in the field of the memorial writing of the Holy Defense. Authenticity, honesty, daring, purity of word and memories of the narrator of the book, Mahmoud Shirafkan, and the acquaintance of the story narrator with the techniques of fiction are two categories that by utilizing them this book will be considered as a good work. The ability of the narrator and author to create the identification with the reader is one of the features of the book. This work is one of the works that is remarkable for the credibility of documentary and historical memories, as well as good 59 literary processing. book excerpt

When we woke up for the Morning Prayer, we saw that the enemy was strangely firing, just as it was going to start an operation. Seyyed Abbas and I prayed in the same stronghold. I had not gotten up from the place that I noticed that one of the warriors, who was 15 years old and was lying on a corner of the stronghold, had just one hand and the blood spouted through his cut arm. He was shocked that what was done! He was still sleepy. We jumped and went toward him. I took my Keffiyeh off my neck and wrapped it around his arm, and while he was moaning, I said, “Can you walk?” He said with Mashhadi accent, “Yeah, I can.” - So, get up! Do not wait, go back, and go to line 3. An ambulance will come to take you. He got up and set off.

Title: Chess with Resurrection Car Author: Habib Ahmadzadeh Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 22th Edition No. of Pages: 342/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645061553 about book

The novel “Chess with Resurrection Car” is about three days of the life of a seventeen-year-old in a city surrounded by Iraqis. He is the watch of the artillery, but contrary to his inner will, he is responsible for the food truck, and he must give food to the warriors, and give food to three of the strange people who did not leave the city. The Iraqis are equipped with advanced Arabic radar system and he is looking for it. This radar system is the Resurrection Car that the writer for finding it, referring to three parts of the Quran, the Gospel, and the Torah, recalls the philosophy of human creation and his life in the hereafter, from the perspective of a teenage, a prostitute from the Shah›s period, and a retired engineer of Abadan Refinery, who are a combination of guilt and innocence, simplicity and cunning and sanctity and disbelief. This teenager, who is the narrator of the story, is actually on the border between puberty and childhood. Although his military brain has grown well, many of his actions do not have the necessary maturity. For example, he is very talkative even about the military secrets, or he has a childish pride because he is a watch. In this difficult situation, this character learns things that he cannot handle under normal circumstances. This teenager does not have a name in the whole story and only has a wireless code as «Moses», which may be an allegory of the story of Moses and Khidr. His commander (Qasem) is, in fact, Khidr, his leader, who pushes him into the community to try and make mistakes and learn. “Chess with Resurrection Car” has a new and innovative look at the Holy Defense theme, which suggests that Holy Defense has created the grounds for the growth of a generation. In this story, there are different characters that have different beliefs and religions. Another key character is the story is the «engineer», an experienced engineer of the Oil Company, who now lives on the third floor of a seven-storied building with his cats. He is a person, who during the story has a chameleon character, and war and its reason are nonsense for him, and he believes that it was God›s disdain to bring the man to the earth and create this trouble for him. In fact, we hear the ambiguities that 63 this watch teenager›s minds do not understand from the words of the engineer and he is the source of doubt for the watch. The interaction between the engineer and the teenager, in general, shows the importance of performance and movement, not what happens. The novel «Chess with Resurrection Car» is Ahmadzadeh›s second most dramatic work, which is in the category of classical works, since it works is aligned with all elements in the dominant thinking of the novel, which is the belief in the Macro narrative. «Chess with Resurrection Car» is a novel that portrays emotions, feelings, reasons, conflicts, and adolescent thinking in the context of war. This novel is accompanied by parts of the Torah (the Creator Bible), the Gospel (Matthew), and the Holy Qur›an (Takvir Surah). In addition to his mission narration, the narrator of the novel also channeled to his past, which has led to the creation of a fluid atmosphere in the story and narrative.» Habib Ahmadzadeh (1964-Abadan) About the Author: Habib Ahmadzadeh, an Iranian novelist, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, assistant director and researcher, is an MA in dramatic literature from Tehran Art University and a Ph.D. in Art Research at Tarbiat Modares University. He is featured in movies such as The Best Statue of the World, The One Who Goes to the Sea, Talking to the Shadow, Trilogy Narrative, The Night Bus, Minoo Watch Tower, The Last 50 Steps, Like a Story, The Glass Agency, and Retribution as director, scriptwriter, plot presenter, director consultant, and screenwriting consultant.

Some of His books: Chess with Resurrection Car War City Stories Code 24 65 Title: Crossing the Last Embankment Author: Ahmad Abdul Rahman Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2013 / 7th Edition No. of Pages: 199/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645063557 about book

In the book “Crossing the Last Embankment”, the writer, who is from Iraq and participated in the Iran-Iraq war as an Iraqi soldier, recounts his memories of the final moments of the war between his country and Iran, when he and his injured friend surrendered to Iranian warriors. He, who has participated as a physician in the war, has a detailed, accurate, and out-of-the-box military view. He examines events with a different look and the scrutiny of physicians. In his narrative, there are streaks from a human perspective. On the other hand, wherever he feels that the audience needs more explanation, he describes and analyzes the events. The book has been written with an eloquent, sweet and charming language. One of the interesting points of this book is its end when this physician joins Iran›s warriors and provides some interesting and notable information on the situation of Iraqi siege in Khorramshahr. The book is set in 14 chapters. In the book, referring to the early years of the war and the historical debate about the problem of the earth and water border between the two countries, the writer deals with the reasons of this war, called «the old problem» at the beginning of the book. In the chapter “The War Drums Are Sounded”, he deals with the days before the war and its backgrounds. In the chapter “Immediately toward the Hell” war begins, and the story of the occupation of Khorramshahr and Abadan in the next chapter of this book is being examined. In the following, there is the battle of Mukhara, the events of 1982, and ultimately the story of the captivity of the narrator.

The titles of the chapters of the book include: Steps to Unknown Fate - Old Problem - The War Drums Are Sounded - Another Black September - Avoid Hasty Conclusion - Immediately toward the Hell - Fall in the Hell - A Dream That Turned into a Nightmare - Toeard Khorramshahr and Abadan - Iranians Attack - Proximity to the Fire Line - Proximity to the fire line - Dark Clouds Over Mukhara - 1982 - The Year of the Massive Transformations and 67 Dunkirk of Iraq book excerpt

An Iranian officer asked me in English about Khorramshahr. I also replied in English that all Iraqi forces were besieged and will come to you at noon on God’s will. Then he asked me, “You attained victory at the beginning of the war, how did you get into this situation??» I shook my head and said, ”.ان ینصرکــم اهلل فــا غالــب لکمــو ان یخذلکــم فمــن ذاالــذی ینصرکــم مــن بعــده“ I was only seven kilometers away from the shocking events in a country that until that day was a strange riddle to me. A lot of things went into my mind when I traveled 170 kilometers from Baghdad to Khanaqin, which lasted for two hours by car. What was happening that day in Iran was not clear to me. Ahmad Abdul Rahman About the Author: Ahmad Abdul Rahman, who was arrested in May 1982 as a doctor by the Iranian forces, during his years at the battlefield, mentioned the points and events of his country’s eight-year war against the Islamic Republic. Abdul Rahman, who joined Iraq army in October 1979, after being dispatched by Iraqi troops to Khorramshahr, finally surrendered himself to Iranian troops at the last moments of the Liberation of Khorramshahr. 69 Title: I Wish There Was No Red Rose Author: Manizheh Armin Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2012 / 10th Edition No. of Pages: 276/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001752100 about book

The great dictator did not flood against religion in just one day. His people did not come from a strange place. His people may have been parents of today’s the narrow-minded, but they were part of the body of this nation as well. Someone like Seyyed Mehdi who became accepted by Haj Hassan Agha, the liturgist of Turks based on the principle of «like father like son». Although he was not into prayer and fasting, and for the sake of recruitment, he was cursed by the people (and Haji did not know), but from the time of Haj Hassan Agha to the present, some people do not know that these days “like father like son” is not true anymore. So long before Seyyed Mehdi entered the house, he had entered the house over the wall with light like thieves. From the very day that Gollar (the character of the story) took the berry tray for next door neighbor, and instead of a regular servant, a young man opened the door. He had a military uniform and a curious look. The man did not take the berry tray from her, only carefully and elegantly, he picked up roses over the berries and smelt them, with a gentle smile that was hidden under his fair mustache! Gollar pressed her teeth on her Chador and covered her face with it, and the tray fell off her hand at that moment. The present book contains a great novel narrating in eleven chapters. Although the novel is apparently a historical novel, the author does not have a history concern, but he is looking for a social reflection of a historical period. The story is extremely emotional and poetic, and at the same time, it proceeds with a very fast rhythm, without edges and deviations, so that the reader should pay full attention to avoid missing the events. Perhaps for this reason, some of the critics have evaluated the story as crowded, but Armin could solve criticism by lengthening the story vainly and tiring readers, but thankfully, she did not do that. She also repeats several pieces of poetry based on the story. She repeats “I Wish There Was No Red Rose” in this story. The writer draws the story of the characters from time to time. The story moves between the time of its narration and its past, a fascinating and creative movement that somehow makes the writer of this book a stylish and an inspiration other writers. 71 book excerpt

This was Mehdi›s order to go to the party without a cover on the head: - But if my father realizes, he will die of grief! If he hadn’t died already! - Discard the words of Kolsum Naneh. If you want to follow them, you should live in the old times! Gollar, my darling, our fathers don’t want to accept the world had been changed. - But I’m ashamed. I’m shaking just thinking about it. How can I show up among strangers without covering my hair? - If some of our reputable women become without the veil, others will overcome their fear and learn it. - But Mehdi… Mehdi, who has always been kind, become angry. He looked at her harshly and said, “I don’t urge you. If you want to go with the veil, so don›t go! I›ll go alone. Manizheh Armin 1945-Tehran About the Author: Manizheh Armin has BA in Psychology and Sculpture as well as MA in Consulting. Her areas of activity are teaching, consulting, research, press works, journalism, reporting, and artworks, including pottery and painting. She is cooperating with many cultural institutions.

Some of Her books: - Sixteen Year Old - I Wish There Was No Red Rose - Night and Qalandar - Check My Pulse, It Has Tumult of Being - Night Raven - Role Alchemists 73 Title: Eleventh Rosary Author: Behnaz Zarabizadeh Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 26th Edition No. of Pages: 316/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786000302818 about book

One moment I glanced at the mirror. Ali Agha (Mr. Ali) was staring at me. I was embarrassed. I quickly looked the other way and bowed my head. This was the first time Ali Agha was looking at me like that.” These sentences are excerpts of the story while narrating the first moments of the two main characters of the book’s life together: Zahra Panahi’Rava and Ali Chitsazan, one of the commanders of intelligence and operations in the Iran-Iraq war. The book begins with a beautiful introduction, where the author finds out that the main character›s home (his family›s home) has been located exactly opposite his, while he has been unaware of it for so many years. The house has been where many of the bitter and sweet moments of the story were recorded and the author had until then been unaware of it...

The story begins when the joint matrimonial life of the main character of the story physically ends by his martyrdom. This writing characteristic and style which appears in the very first chapter causes the reader to face the rush of narrator’s emotions, where the narrator gave birth to his child and like every other woman has the most emotional and supportive needs of a husband after giving birth to her infant. But suddenly she remembers that her husband, is martyred in Mawoot distinct thirty seven days ago and she should tolerate and continue her life with his child (the only means of remembering him)/memorial without his physical presence

This book, with an honest language, deals with the one year and eight months joint life of Chitsazan and his wife. He was such a commander on the war front lines that due to his martial skills and courage was nicknamed «the Yellow Scorpion». He cherished her mother and his wife with so much love and affection as if this affectionate heart had does not belong to a fierce warrior «Rosary Eleventh «, in the most beautiful form, has been able to introduce an important part of the hidden half of the life of one of the courageous Iranian commanders to the readers. The writer, with all of her feminine sensations, not only 75 with her romantic sense but also that of motherhood / maternal has written this book. The book is very much appreciated and welcomed by Iranian readers, especially female readers, and during a short period after the first edition, it has been published in the twenty-sixth edition. As mentioned at the beginning of the book, it was praised by the Supreme Leader of Iran. Behnaz Zarrabizadeh (1958-Hamadan) About the Author:

Behnaz Zarabizadeh is one of the most talented and active Iranian women writers who have been able to create valuable works, especially in writing diaries about the events of the Iran-Iraq war. Welcomed by Iranian readers and literary circles. In addition to the book›s compilation, Zarrabizadeh has worked closely with the cultural institutions active in the field of sacred defense literature. So far, more than 250 literary works and stories have been published in periodicals including magazines and other publications, and dozens of titles have been published, among which are the followings:

- Girl of Shina, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2017 - The Eleventh Rosary, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2016 -Shell Bird, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2010 -Snowman, O'rooj Publishing House,2010 - It was Tuesday, Sarir Publishing House,2007 Behnaz Zarrabizadeh has won numerous honors and awards from literary festivals including: -The first place in the reader's and adolescent story, - Admired in two rounds of Isfahan Literary Award, -Admired n the ninth and tenth courses of the Holy Defense Writers Festival 77 Title: Christ’s Smile Author: Sarah Erfani Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 12th Edition No. of Pages: 115/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645060204 about book

A young girl called «Negar», who lives in the current Iranian-Islamic society, is stepping through unfamiliar geographical areas with the help of «email». In this journey, which is more mystic and spiritual, Negar becomes acquainted with another person called «Nicholas» who resides in one of the western countries. They are closely connected through email, without having to see each other directly. Nicholas is a follower of Christianity and Negar is a Muslim. In the written communication between them, the attractions of Islam are transmitted to Nicholas›s seeker mind through Negar’s thoughts and opinions. Every day, the fascination of Nicholas is enhanced to get more familiar with the commandments and characteristics of Islam. Eventually, Nicholas travels to Iran with a job offer and visits Negar closely and offers her to marry him. Negar apparently disagrees with this proposal because she feels that this marriage leads to the disappearance of the sincerity of that mystical and spiritual relationship, and the storyline ends in such a situation. The book “Christ›s Smile” describes the events of the life of a young and modern girl named Negar. The main focus of this novel is the concerns of the younger generation, a generation that always and always seeks the truth. The writer in this novel is concerned with writing about the religious beliefs of this land. Though dealing with the thought-centered stories is very difficult. But the writer of this book has been able to bring the audience with the help of some devices and 79 simple fictional language. book excerpt

He was looking at the snowflakes that came down. He said, “In your opinion, is a Muslim girl who has been acting to her beliefs for many years, ready to …” He looked at me and paused a little. He seemed to seek words to complete his speech. When he did not find anything, he shook his hand and said, “Do you understand?” I said, “Well, it depends. But if that girl is not realistic, she would understand that you ...” I looked at him. He looked at me. Now I was waiting for him to say something. He stood up, arranged his coat collar and said calmly and seriously, “What if that girl is Negar?” - Me? I stepped back. He came toward me and said, “Negar!» It›s not a chance that an Iranian company invites us! I entrusted myself to God. God took me here.” I had to think for a moment to find a compelling answer for him. I closed my eyes and put my hand on my forehead. He was wrong about me and this request was for the sake of the same mistake ...” Sarah Erfani (1983-Tehran) About the Author: Sarah E›rfani is a young and talented Iranian writer. She is an MA in the Theology of Islamic Philosophy from Shahed University. She has written many books for children and adults, especially on the subject of Holy Defense literature. Among her works, the followings can be mentioned:

Some of Her books: - Christ’s Smile, - From God’s Substance, Fictional Biography of Martyr Nusratollah Allah Karami - Residence Commander, Fictional Biography of the Martyr Commander “Muhammad Javad Akhundi” - Pass Ring, Short Stories by Martyr Students - Thirst Scent, Collecting Premiere Short Stories about Ashura - Valentine's Gift, Story Collection, - Turquoise Thursday, 81 Title: Blessed Army Author: M'asumeh Sepehri Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2013 / 21th Edition No. of Pages: 808/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001753718 about book

The book “The Blessed Army” is fictional memories of one of the Azerbaijani warriors. Alongside finding the path to the depths of human relationships, readers of this book can assess the confrontation of warriors with memories and incidents, and alongside review, a part of the unsaid about the war from the language of an intelligent force. The narrator of the memoir in his narrative looked at the war not from the perspective of memory, but sometimes from the eyes of a critic, and maybe it would be a new step in understanding the various angles of the eight-year-old battle of the Iranian people. The book begins with the fever of the first character, Mehdigholi Rezaei, on the way to the front lines, manipulating the birth certificate, the days and nights of the Basij bases and mosques of those days, and being dispatched them to the battlefields. The author of the book became acquainted with the areas and operations using available maps, and then, in the maps and detailed explanations that he receives from the narrator for his questions, he is so justified as if he lives at that time and on that earth. This is also the reason for writing a more detailed and precise text of the war. In all circumstances, he seeks to explore the humanitarian situations of warriors. In the same vein, brilliant papers of diver warriors are created, who were models of courage and faith throughout the war. “The Blessed Army” is a fascinating report of this great event, which, in the words of the brave warriors and an intelligence member, recounts the unsaid angles of the Holy Defense history. In this book, the writer’s tangible and effective characterizations of the story›s hero (Mehdigholi Rezaei) portrays a teenage character who, with earnestness, determination and sympathy, experience the hardest and most dangerous moments of the incident and epic fields, and wounded and injured from every mission and operation, and these wounds and 83 injuries are still with him. book excerpt

How could Karim and Dostali, who were my age, go the front, but I wasn’t accepted? Why doesn’t the summer end? That night was the hottest night of my life. The weather was warm; incidentally, a few clouds were wandering in the sky. I was moving in bed and did not know what to do. I could not believe that I returned result less from the Basij registration site. It means I still have to content to the alley and school and the mosque, and only my work is to guard at night in the alleys saying “Turn off the lights”. I passed that nigh to the morning with restlessness and did not say to anyone that I was rejected at the Basij registration site. My brother›s strong hand, Hassan, pulled me out of the line that ended up to the bus. All of my anxiety and passion for dispatching passed over my mind in a moment. Concerned and silent, I observed my brother’s quarrel with the dispatch officer, “He is a just kid! Where do you dispatch him without his parents’ permission? M'asumeh Sepehri (1973-Tabriz) About the Author: M›asumeh Sepehri is MA in Philosophy and the wife a veteran with of 70% of disability. He is one of the women writers in the field of the Holy Defense Literature. Sepehri tries, by writing and recording the memories of some of the brave Iranian warriors during the Holy Defense, present their lifestyles as an example and model of a courageous life to all people.

Some of Her books: - A Box of Confectionery, a Bullet - Nouraddin, Son of Iran - The Blessed Army 85 Title: Medals and Vacation Author: Hedaytullah Behboudi Subject: Fiction (short Story) Year of Publishing: 2009 / 11th Edition No. of Pages: 71/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645061867 Awards: Honored by the supreme leader of Iran. about book

The book, «Medal and Vacation,» includes eleven notes containing bitter and sweet memories of a Ba›athist internee. Reading the memoirs from the language of a Ba’athist, the kind of their look at the Iranian forces and the courage and bravery of Iranian warriors and heroes is remarkable. This Ba›athist internee, in his notes, referring to the crimes of some Ba›athist soldiers against Iranian soldiers, endorses the savagery of the Ba›ath regime forces and knows some of the scenes of the war as the Karbala incident. So far, many books on war memories have been published, but the book “Medal and Leave” has changed the angle of view, depicting the Iran-Iraq war from the enemy›s embankments. The book is very brief, but reading short memories of a Ba›athist internee who has not been named in his book on his own request, is an affirmation of the courage and sacrifice of Iranian soldiers during the eight years of the Holy Defense. Changing the angle of view and observing the battle from the perspective of the two sides will make human aspects more visible in the literature of war. The present book is a collection of fictional narrative memories of a Ba›athist internee. In this book by a soldier from the Ba›athist regime talks about some Islamic warriors who penetrated into the enemy at nights out of the enemy›s eye and detected dozens of enemy’s secret missions and reported to the Islamic warriors or penetrated among the enemy and delayed their attacks. The soldier of the Ba›athist regime sees how the snow and wind, and the deadly cold, can defeat the enemy, joins the warriors of Islam after observing the fulfillment God’s 87 promises and futility in their battles. book excerpt

The second friend›s arrogance was more than the first. He felt proud of some Iranian banknotes and an identification card that he had earned after tearing clothes out of an Iranian bloodthirsty body and leaving him half-naked. I am not exaggerating if I say that his words depicted one of the scenes of the event of Karbala in front of my eyes, and once again it displayed that event on the history screen. According to the Iraqi army officers, they were heroes and were more deserving in receiving medals and attention and appreciation than others. They also were more deserving to take leaves, which began tonight after sixty days. In addition, three days were added to their leaves for getting courage badges. Hedaytullah Behboudi (1960-Tabriz) About the Author: Hedayatullah Behboudi has a BA in History. During this period, Behboudi was responsible for various tasks: head of the journalism and photography department of the Tehran Times newspaper, head of the cultural services department of Iran newspaper, head of the Islamic Revolution Literature Office of Hoze Honari Institute, concessioner and editor of Kaman Journal, editor of Historical Studies Quarterly. He has also won numerous awards at the festivals: the second winner of the eighth press festival in the field of notes, the first winner of the ninthth press festival in the field of editorial, the winner of the Martyr Avini Award (first period).

Some of His books: - Travel to the Peaks (Five War Reports) /1988. - Clear Thoughts / Office of Resistance Literature and Art of Hoze Honari/ 1990 - Travel to the Qibla (Notes of Hajj, 1991) / Islamic Promotions Organization, Hoze Honari / 1991 - Morteza was the Mirror of My Life (Interview with Maryam Amini, Wife of Martyr Seyyed Morteza Avini) / 2000 - Traveling on the Moonlight Orbit (Interview with Kobra Silsehpour, Wife of Martyr Seyyed Ali Andrzego) / 2000 89 Title: Meeting in Fakkeh Author: Saeid A'lamiyan Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 3th Edition No. of Pages: 335/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786000317348 about book

The book “Meeting in Fakkeh” begins with the memories of the childhood of Martyr Bagheri, one of the brave Iranian commanders, and then deals with the victory of the Revolution and eventually the presence of Hassan Bagheri as one of the main and most influential war commanders on the battlefields. The author has written this book using various sources, including the notes and reports of Martyr Hassan Bagheri, interviews with the commanders of the eight years of Holy Defense and his companions. Alamiyan in this work, by linking documentary material together, has been able to present a new, yet precise, narrative about the life of Martyr Bagheri. Though «Meeting in Fakkeh» deals with the life of one of the most influential commanders of the eight years of Holy Defense and tries to show his influence during the war, other aspects of the main character of the book are not far from the author›s point of view. The author has tried to not only pay attention to the martyr›s military aspect in this work but also to introduce other aspects of his personality. In this regard, the «Meeting in Fakkeh» shows a comprehensive picture of Martyr Bagheri. Martyr Bagheri›s activity in the newspaper as a journalist, details of his personal and private life, his personal notes, and the expression of his writing style, etc., are among the parts that we can mention in this regard. The book «Meeting in Fakkeh» depicts one of the commanders of the eight years of the war. It is an easy reading book that, with the author›s efforts, has been able to accurately account Martyr Bagheri›s life. In this book, 65 narrators’ verbal memoirs have used. The titles of the chapters include: Preface - Noisy Child - End of Childhood - Unfinished Education - Victory Narrative - Adventurous Journalist - Birth of Hassan Bagheri - Water War - Map Room - Two and Twenty Minutes Principle - Failed Operation - Departure from the Deadlock - Entering the Scene of the Commander - War Proposal - Great Transformation in the War - The Key to Tariq al-Qods Fort - Chazzabeh Battle - Great Conquest - Magnificent Day - Failure Taste - Return of Victory - Worried about the Future of the War - Meeting in Fakkeh. 91

Saeid A'lamiyan (1955-Tehran) About the Author: Sa'id Alamian has been working on the creation of literature in the field of Revolution and Holy Defense literature since 2005. Oneof his works is the «Mission on the Nissan Beach», published by Sarir Publications, and ranked among the selected of the Eleventh Holy Defense Book Festival. His other work is «Wrench in Hand Division», which was published by Fatehan Publications in 2011. «I say for the History» is another title of his books, published in 2012 by Soore-ye Mehr Publications, featuring the memoirs of Mohsen Rafighdoust. This book will also have a second volume to be published in 2014.

Some of His books: - Meeting in Fakkeh - Darsavin - I say for the History (Volume II) - I say for the History (Volume I) 93 Title: No Water, No Soil Author: Ali Mo'azeni Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 13th Edition No. of Pages: 203/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001751967 about book

In one of the group detachments to the battle fronts, S›aid, along with a group headed south of the country. His parents do not agree with his going and they have not been able to abandon their child. His brother, Hamid, called him from the United States and reminded him that living students would be more needed. The companions of S›aid know the city as a calamity that they have to leave as soon as possible, and when they leave the city, the guys’ jokes begin. The group guys called S›aid as Mirza on the way. They ultimately reach Ahvaz and then the war zone. The troops stationed there are full of forces. The guys are supposed to guard for four hours a day. Others try to rest. What will become clear to them later is that the operation is to take place in a water-and-soil region? In the process of relocating and organizing the newly arrived forces and the existing forces, 32 of the most experienced forces are selected to form the special group of Mohammad Rasulullah Division and are taken for diving. The rest of the forces are organized in the Karbala battalion. In the book «No Water, No Soil», Mo›azeni reviews the memoirs of a martyr, from the day he is dispatched to the front for a number of times until the moment of his martyrdom; plus a letter. The writer of this work narrates the memories of Martyr Moradi in the 17th Ali ibn Abi Talib Division. In this book, he tells about his companions, his friendships, intimacy and purity of the warriors, their jokes, and laughs, pure prayers in the darkness of the night, pilgrimage of the Imams in the dream, and so on. He also narrates about the fight against the enemy, the scene of the martyrdom of warriors and their training in the soil and water. At the end of the book, we read the letter of Martyr Moradi to one of his friends on the front and one of the members of the exploration group, which expresses the truths of taking lessons with 95 a fascinating prose and effective expression; the truths being aware of which has an undeniable value for the readers. The fluent, simple, and unambiguous prose and the use of fine and accurate phrases and the accuracy of quoting the details have made this work worthwhile, but it is certainly possible to say what has made this work premier are the rarity of the events and amazement of the events that occurred for the narrator. Ali Mo'azeni (1958-Tehran) About the Author: Ali Mo›azeni is a professional writer; he has a certain style in writing and utilized place and time the situation well and is one of the best writers in Iranian short stories. He has a BA in Dramatic Literature and is one of the writers who pursue writing professionally. He writes short stories, novels, long stories, plays, scripts. He also is active in the field of filmmaking. He is one of the activists in the field of Holy Defense literature, who has a special approach in this regard. Most of his works have been welcomed by critics and audiences and won awards.

Some of His books: More Pleasant than Green Iranian Relation Melika Dandelion A Hat from My Hair 97 Title: Nooraddin, Son of Iran Author: M'asoumeh Sepehri Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 66th Edition No. of Pages: 700/Hardback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001752209 about book

Seyyed Nooraddin A›fi was born in a village near Tabriz in a populous family. During the Revolution, he participated in marches and revolutionary activities. With the onset of the war, he wanted to set off the front, but he was not accepted because of his young age. He repeatedly and repeatedly proceeded, until he finally succeeded. When he set off the war zone, his younger brother, Sadegh, went along with him and was martyred in a bombardment of the Iraqi air strike against the eyes of Nooraddin. Twenty-four shrapnel shells struck the body of Nooraddin. He participated in many operations and was repeatedly wounded and, although he had 70% disability, he returned to the front every time after a relative recovery. At age 18, his face is completely lost its shape due to severe injuries and surgeries. After the end of the war, he went to Germany for treatment and underwent surgery again and, at his request, went back to Iran before the deadline. Nooraddin still has physical and nostalgic distresses away from his martyred friends. The book, “Nooraddin, Son of Iran”, though addressed to the thoughts of an Iranian teenager, has been well depicted Iranian features, such as intimacy, honesty, frankness, simplicity, modesty, fearlessness, and martyrdom. In addition to having a fluent and eloquent text, the book also contains attractive visuals that tell the story of the text from the beginning to the present as a visual narrative. The story of Seyyed Nooraddin memoirs is very sweet and readable. The writer›s efforts to maintain the grace and humor hidden in Nooraddin’s words are also noteworthy. The supremacy of this book to other books in this field is in the form of looking at memories and restating the memories of the days of the war life, because in other books the events are more mentioned than life during the war, and in this book it was tried to show courage and fear, defects and completeness, hope and hopelessness alongside. The Book of “Nooraddin, Son of Iran” is composed of eighteen chapters and annexed pictures and concordance. The literate and eloquent leader of Iran said about the features of this book, “This is also one of the most beautiful paintings of the active and miraculous page of the 8th year of the Holy Defense. Both the narrator 99 and the writer truly did their best. Among the prominent features of this book are the blending of these memories with satire and the sweetness arising from the intrinsic taste of the narrator, were well placed in the text by the art of the writer, as well as the clarity and daring of the narrator in expressing the angles that are not commonly spoken in the memories.” M'asumeh Sepehri (1973-Tabriz) About the Author: M›asumeh Sepehri is MA in Philosophy and the wife a veteran with of 70% of disability. He is one of the women writers in the field of the Holy Defense Literature. Sepehri tries, by writing and recording the memories of some of the brave Iranian warriors during the Holy Defense, present their lifestyles as an example and model of a courageous life to all people.

Some of Her books: - A Box of Confectionery, a Bullet - Nouraddin, Son of Iran - The Blessed Army 101 Title: When the Moonlight Was Lost Author: Hamid Hesam Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 16th Edition No. of Pages: 652/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001757815 about book

The book, «When Moonlight Was Lost», describes the life of the martyred commander, Ali Khosh Lafz, and is an objective narrative of a historical event that has led to a change in destinies of many Iranian people. «When Moonlight Was Lost» is not a story, it›s not storytelling and mythology, but a reality like myths. It is the reality of the life and the marriage of a man who lost his «true self» in the «in the night that the moonlight was lost «. Ali Khosh Lafz in his adolescence, simultaneously with the occurrence of the Islamic Revolution, undergoes a transformation of goals and ideals. Ali Khosh Lafz is a national hero who does not need a national medal of courage. He is the playful and naughty child in a neighborhood in Hamedan, cannot sit on the hospital bed after eleven times of injuries with bullets and shrapnel shells and chemical weapons. Martyr Ali Khosh Lafz was martyred in 2017 after years of suffering from injury and patience against separation from friends. The book of his memories is the code of brotherhood. The writer first takes the reader to the alleyway of the childhood place of the story›s main character and introduces them to the narrator›s naughtiness. Memories start from childhood and continue until the revolution, and after that, we become acquainted with the most important part of the narrator’s life, which is the front line. The writer tries to focus on the details using the narrator›s mind, which was sixteen years old during the war, and to portray the full scene of a collective effort to conquer a city again. In this book, with the art of the writer, the scene of the effort of a number of soldiers from various divisions, commanders’ manner and their dialogue together, etc., capture a memorable image in the mind of the audience. The book «When the Moonlight Was Lost» is one of the works that attempts to recount memories of war using dialogue and more based on the description of detail and scenery. The book, with the use of elements of fiction, has a fluent and appealing prose.

Contents: First Chapter: Alleyways of Shotor Galoo Neighborhood 103 Second Chapter: Blood Way Base Third Chapter: 16-Year-Old Pathfinder Fourth Chapter: Battle to Liberation of Khorramshahr Fifth Chapter: Ramezan, War of Thirst Sixth Chapter: The Brothers Whose Wounds Are Healed Fast Seventh Chapter: Swear to Horse Hoofs Eighth Chapter: Smile of Intercession Ninth Chapter: Me, Moonlight, Land Mine Tenth Chapter: Faw Battle Eleventh Chapter: Escape from Tumult of Titles Twelfth Chapter: Parts of My Heart in Shalamcheh Thirteenth Chapter: All My Brothers Hamid Hesam (1961-Hamedan) About the Author: Hamid Hesam is MA in the Persian Literature of Tehran University. He spent his youth on the war front lines, and this made the Holy Defense his main approach in writing and creating his works. Hamid Hesam was introduced to the literary community with the book «The Divers Smells Mint» which is a kind of memoir writing in the field of the Holy Defense literature. Subsequently, he published the book “Secret of the Red Gemstone” in 1999. His works have two special features: firstly, he is familiar with the do›s of writing and has required taste. Figures of speech and description in his works are in a way that illustrates. On the other hand, he writes about the subject and setting that has understood and perceived. Hesam was introduced as the year figure of the Islamic Revolution Art for writing the book “When the Moonlight Was Lost” (biography of Martyr Ali Khoshlafz), in the Islamic Revolution Art Week. Hamid Hesam is currently living with his family in Hamedan and is also collaborating with cultural institutions active in the field of the Holy Defense Literature in addition to continuing to write valuable books on the war and Holy Defense literature. Hamid has been the author of more than 14 books in the field of the Holy Defense like verbal memories, short stories, and stories

Some of His books: - When the Moonlight Was Lost - The secret of the Red Gemstone - Reason (Narrative of the Epic of Martyr Chitsazan) - Water Never Dies - When the Moonlight Was Lost - Scent of Stocks 105 Title: Ezzat Shahi Memoirs Author: Mohsen Kazemi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2014 / 21th Edition No. of Pages: 866/Hardback Size: 17 × 25 ISBN: 978 964061539 about book

The history of the fight for the Islamic Revolution of Iran is fullof memories of bitter and sweet incidents; the formation, changes and rise and fall of groups; motivation for the fight, escapes, arrests, and tortures; resistance under barbaric torture, and so on. One of the most prominent of these cases is the memoirs of Ezzatollah Motahari that are published in a book called Ezzat Shahi Memoirs. The book is a collection of memoirs by Ezzat Shahi who, during a brutal confrontation with the Shah’s regime, “almost” survived the savage treatment by SAVAK and the psychological torture during his interrogation and imprisonment and lived to see the Islamic Revolution’s victory. Ezzat Shahi Memoirs is the history of two decades of fighting with the Shah’s regime and the story of violent political factions and armed militant groups and also the story of people who, with all kinds of creeds and beliefs, once upon a time rebelled to achieve eternal human aspirations, such as justice, equality and a society free from discrimination. In his memoirs, he has challenged and criticized many of the dissident and subversive groups in the 60s and 70s and has criticized and investigated those activities. The book editor, for documentation of the book, has researched a variety of sources and references such as electronic and verbal sources, and investigated about 3,000 documents, newsfeeds, reports of incidents relating to the anti-shah groups and fighters before and after the revolution, the life of the leading figures before and after the revolution, and has discussed with them with Ezzat Shahi. The distinctive characteristics of these memoirs compared to other monographic memoirs are in their oral history. Because in order to extend and confirm the verbal speech, he has referenced the verbal speech and statements of the personalities indicated in his stories. The author has tracked these people in far and nearby places with difficulty and has interviewed them on research topics to uncover the historical truth far from personal bias. In the process of creating the book, he has tried to present as many documents as possible about 107 the personality and actors of the Ezzat Shahi Memoirs and the events during his campaign and to reconstruct the historical truth so that nothing remains untold. He refers to his biography and, if possible, his appearance, to allow the reader to judge with more data and information. The beauty of the book, in addition to the suspenseful events of the memoir, lies in the applied documents and photographs inserted at the end of the book and a detailed description for each photo has been provided based on the text of the memoirs and footnotes. The book Ezzat Shahi Memoirs is highly accurate and comprehensive and has been written with a history storytelling method. The author has provided accurate footnotes that are a big advantage for the book. The book was welcomed very well and by July 2014, it hit its 21st edition mark.

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Hosseini removed the hat from my head. He took a look, and I looked back: He was the Dracula! For some people who were unprepared, seeing Hosseini’s face was a torture per se; his complexion, teeth, and eyes were terrible. A barbarian! I was surprised to see Hosseini and realized that the chips were down. “Oh yeah, Mr. Ezzat! Our close friend, how are you?!” said Hosseini. “Not bad,” I replied. He grabbed my hand and took me into his room very politely and laid me on the bed. He tied my legs to the sides and tied my hands above my head. Then he said, “Don’t you say anything; don’t make a sound, just move your thumb whenever you want to talk.” Then he began to whip cold-bloodedly, which shook me to the core. Every blow was like a shock and choked the breath . . . Mohsen Kazemi (1969-Tehran) About the Author: Mohsen Kazemi, graduated in economics, was recruited to the army’s war education board in 1995 as an analyst and produced a series of reports about the field trips of the board up to 1998. Kazemi commenced his collaboration with the Islamic Revolution’s Literature Office in 1993 and interviewed various political and militant personalities. He is a contributor to the field of memoir writing and oral history and has published numerous reports and articles in the press and journals such as Kaman biweekly, Zamaneh monthly and History Studies quarterly. Some of his research papers and articles have been presented at specialized conferences and meetings. Kazemi’s work is characterized by simple, fluid and scholarly prose that can easily communicate with the reader. The consistency of his material is such that it takes the audience along right to the end. Most of this author’s work has received the attention of other scholars and writers due to using the scientific method of research and documented evidence. He has obtained many literary awards so far such as being designated as the top researcher of the Holy Defense Book of the Year Award in 2004 and 2008.

Some of His books: -Coffee House Painting,Soore Mehr Pubs.,2018 -Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Travel Notes ,Sooreh Mehr Pubs.,2014 -Restless Years, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2013 -Marzieh Hadidchi Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2011 -Ezzat Shahi Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2014 -I wrote it in Stone (Ayatollah Jamy’s war diary), Soore Mehr Pubs.,2009 -Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2014 -Moonless Nights, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2011 109 Title: Coffee Painting Author: Mohsen Kazemi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 2th Edition No. of Pages: 968/Hardback Size: 17 × 25 ISBN: 978 9645061539 about book

The assassination of four Iranian opposition’s political activists at Mykonos Restaurant in Berlin has become one of the most controversial cases in German history and jeopardized the relations between Germany and Europe with Iran to the point of deporting ambassadors. Kazem Darabi, an Iranian student and businessman living in Germany, was sentenced to life imprisonment based on a fake accusation by the German court. The book Coffee Painting contains Darabi’s memories from childhood to involvement in the Mykonos case and the trial and eventually prison, based on oral interviews. Darabi, who was deported from Germany, after spending five years in prison returned to Iran and narrated his story of Mykonos incident and tried to prove his innocence by examining the documents. The present book deals with the memories of the Iranian student and businessman, Kazem Darabi, a resident of Germany and the main suspects in the Mykonos restaurant terrorist incident. The author of the book, in his introduction to the book, explains the purpose of his work as a question of how and why the Mykonos incident happened, its perpetrators, the end and the consequences of the story. By choosing the title Coffee Painting and using the metaphor of painting, the author depicts the Mykonos story as a wall painting with a lot of images that are mostly obscure. Each of these images is based on the guesswork of the painters. The book begins quickly and with an overview of Darabi’s childhood and adolescence and his family background, describes his reasons for emigrating to Germany and his living and working conditions. The first to fourth canvases of the book, titled The Seven Lines, Carving Stone, Pointillism, and Warp & Woof, examine this period of Darabi’s life. From the fifth canvas, the Mykonos story begins from Darabi’s perspective and he tells the story of his apprehension in this canvas, titled The Burnt Page. The next canvases describe in detail the Darabi’s narrative of the days of detention, courtroom, issuance of the sentence, prison, and ultimately freedom. The twenty-first and 111 last canvas of the book, titled Naghshaviz deals with the views and memories of various personalities about this story and Kazim Darabi himself, letters and postcards, images, diaries, documents, press releases, and pictures.The book is set up in 21 chapters and each chapter contains several sections. In addition to the text obtained from the author’s interview with Kazem Darabi, the book’s main character, researches and field, and library reports, it contains many documents and photographs related to the subject of the book. The book was highly welcomed by Iranian audience, such that its 2nd edition was released in the second week after the publication of its 1st edition. documents as possible about

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BERLIN - At 22:50, Thursday, September 17, 1992, three men from a terrorist team enter Prague Square and head to Mykonos Restaurant. One stands at the doorway to watch out, and the other two enter the restaurant. Over there, nine people, mostly members of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), were sitting around a table to convene. A gunman covering half of his face fires at them and a man with a pistol fires two death blow shots at the victims. As a result of this terrorist action, four people including the party leader were killed and the restaurant owner was seriously injured . . . “The prison loudspeaker blared time and again during the day, announcing the schedule for that day and the next day. For example, it was announced that inmates could go to church the next day from and to such and such hours to pray; or at what time they could use the SFB radio program. That is how I was informed that every Sunday I could go to the church and pray.” Mohsen Kazemi (1969-Tehran) About the Author: Mohsen Kazemi, graduated in economics, was recruited to the army’s war education board in 1995 as an analyst and produced a series of reports about the field trips of the board up to 1998. Kazemi commenced his collaboration with the Islamic Revolution’s Literature Office in 1993 and interviewed various political and militant personalities. He is a contributor to the field of memoir writing and oral history and has published numerous reports and articles in the press and journals such as Kaman biweekly, Zamaneh monthly and History Studies quarterly. Some of his research papers and articles have been presented at specialized conferences and meetings. Kazemi’s work is characterized by simple, fluid and scholarly prose that can easily communicate with the reader. The consistency of his material is such that it takes the audience along right to the end. Most of this author’s work has received the attention of other scholars and writers due to using the scientific method of research and documented evidence. He has obtained many literary awards so far such as being designated as the top researcher of the Holy Defense Book of the Year Award in 2004 and 2008.

Some of His books: -Coffee House Painting,Soore Mehr Pubs.,2018 -Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Travel Notes ,Sooreh Mehr Pubs.,2014 -Restless Years, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2013 -Marzieh Hadidchi Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2011 -Ezzat Shahi Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2014 -I wrote it in Stone (Ayatollah Jamy’s war diary), Soore Mehr Pubs.,2009 -Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2014 -Moonless Nights, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2011 113 Title: Counterstrike (volume II of the Epic Books series 27) Author: Golali Babaee Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2017 / 15th Edition No. of Pages: 1012/Hardback Size: 17 × 25 ISBN: 978 9645066279 Awards: Awarded in the Book of Year of Holy Defence in Iran about book

This work is the second volume of the book At Pace with the Lightning with the subject of operational scorecard of Mohammad Rasulullah Corps (PBUH) in Ramadan Operations from July 1982 until the end of September of that year. That period coincides with the commencement of Martyr Hemmat taking command of that unit, which is why it is also possible to find traces of the massive transborder Ramadan operations on the eastern front of Basra in the book. The main goal of the author is to write the history of the 27th Mechanized Division of Muhammad Rasulullah, but in addition, the direct and indirect events associated with developments in the 27th Division’s scope of operations at that time are mentioned as well. The historical scope considered in the writing of the book is limited to the end of the summer of 1982 and the period of preparation of the commanders and fighters of this unit to go to the western front to launch Muslim bin Aghil Battle. The material collected in the book originates from four general sources: interviews, with the command center, wireless conversations, and briefings. The book makes use of a collection of oral and written memoirs and statements of the political authorities of the country and the commanders of the various ranks of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces and the Basijis (secret police) during the Holy Defense years, and specifically in relation to the five stages of the Ramadan Battle. It should be noted that the Muhammad Rasulullah 27th Brigade entered the scene from the third Ramadan operations after returning from Lebanon. The book Counterstrike has fourteen chapters, namely, The Scheme to Chase the Invader, The Goals of Karbala Operational Plan, Reconnaissance and Organizing, Deterrent Efforts, Counterstrike, Unsuccessful Penetration, Fetr Battle, Remedial Willpower, Choice of Solution, Confronting Triangular Fortresses, The Third Triangle, The Last Strategies, The Last Effort, and the Balance Sheet of the Ramadan Battle. The book’s text reflects the reality of Iraq’s imposed war on Iran and it is fully documented and credible, leaving no doubt about the facts of the Ramadan Operations. The author of the work narrates the real history of war without addition or deletion along with the commanders’ memories. There is no place in this book for character development and dramatization because research 115 cannot create a false and imaginary character and it must be stated as it is. The daily lives of Martyr Hemmat and Martyr Motovaselian were also mentioned in Counterstrike, but again it cannot be said that the book is a memoir, since in a memoir the memoir writer is free to add some character development alongside the facts relating to the main character. According to the author, the book was originally written for a specific audience, but it quickly sold out and it became clear that it was well-received by the general public besides the specific audience . . . however, it is because of the fluent writing style and the sweet historiography of the book and anyone who has not even seen the Imposed War can enjoy the book by reading it and understanding the details of the war.The information in this book is extracted from conversations with commanders, meetings, operations night’s wireless communications until the end of the operations, interviews with families of the fighters, and so on.The Supreme Leader, in a handwritten note on the margin of the book, stated: “Books like Counterstrike and At Pace with the Lightning must be some of the popular handbooks for the Corps staff and their families”.This book highlights the role of commanders in the war, and how the army and Corps commanders entered the Holy Defense theatre and carried out successful operations . . . Duty of the commanders is to promote, publish, and distribute a sufficient amount of these books across the community. book excerpt

“At this moment, Nosratollah Gharib, commander of Hamzeh Seyyed Al- Shohada’s battalion, calls the Fath-1 message center: Gharib: Ehsan, Ehsan 4! Hemmat: Roger Gharib, Hemmat here, over. Gharib: Dear Sir, what is the situation on our right now? [Where the Al-Mehdi (AS) 33rd brigade battalions should be acting] Our right side! Hemmat: Good. Over there, Al-Mehdi (AS) came forward and got closer. Tell me what your situation is?! Gharib: Our situation is good; our kids went forward. Hammett: How many of these crab (tanks) have been hit so far?! What have they achieved?! Gharib: Dear Sir! We had 3780 rounds of food (took 3780 steps forward). Hemmat: Yes. Have you reached the enemy or not? Gharib: Yes. We hit its tanks too! Hemmat: How many crabs did you hit?! Gharib: Seven, eight! Seven, eight! Hemmat: Beware that these bastards do not escape! Otherwise, early in the morning they fry their souls and come for you. Open yourself to the left and the right and clear the area carefully! Plant the Meghdad [battalion] there as I said, and go ahead! Understood? Gharib: Yes, yes. We are doing the same. go to the church and pray.”

Golali Babaee (1960 - Chalus / Iran) About the Author:

Golali Babaee is one of the Holy Defense warrior who, after the end of the war, pursued his mission as a writer by recording memoirs and dramatization of epic scenes of the Holy Defense. Babaee’s foremost concern and expertise is documentary writing and memoir writing. More than 30 books on these subjects have been published by him so far. Babaee and his works have been praised at various literary festivals, including the Jalal Al-Ahmad Literary Festival’s Documentary Writing Section Award. He has a special place among Iranian documentary critics and circles.

Some of His books: - Counterstrike - At Pace with the Lightning - The Soiled Calks,Soore Mehr Pubs.,2013 - The Point of Release, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2007 117 - Ghaba Uproar, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2009 Title: At Pace with the Lightning (volume one of the Epic Books series 27) Author: Golali Babaee Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 20th Edition No. of Pages: 912/Hardback Size: 17 × 25 ISBN: 978 9645067531 Awards: Awarded in the Book of Year of Holy Defence in Iran about book

At Pace with the Lightning are a history book and a documentary on how the Mohammad Rasulullah (PBUH) Army 27 - one of the armies that influenced the Iran - Iraq war, was recruited. The book, after describing the historical and military role of the Mohammad Rasulullah (PBUH) Army 27, explains how this brigade was formed in the beginning which later became an army, and talks about the bravery, resistance and the commandership of the war. It also describes memories of the western and southern fronts and the operations in those areas. The I.R.I.’s Supreme Leader has stated about this book, “This book is a very rich and valuable source from which dozens of books, script, and biographies can be extracted. The moments and situations recorded throughout this book are the same astonishing subtleties that in their totality depict a magnificent and fascinating picture of operations such as Fath Al-Mobin and Beyt Al-Moghadas, showing the ultimate examples of the art of Jihad, sacrifice, bravery and ingenuity in the collection of the unique exhibition of Islamic Revolution’s Arts.”

The text of this book is summarized in 5 topics: 1 - A brief review of what happened in Iran in the first year of the Iran - Iraq war. 2 - Changing Iran’s defensive strategy and adopting tactics and reorganizing Iran’s defenses at the end of the first year of the Imposed War. 3 - Mountain operations of the Mohammad Rasulullah Brigade in Kurdistan. 4 - How the Mohammad Rasulullah Brigade 27 was formed in Feb. 1982. 5 - Detailed overview of the performance of Brigade 27 from its inception, participation in Fath Al-Mobin and Beyt Al-Moghadas operations up to the deployment of Mohammad Rasulullah forces to Syria and return to Tehran in the summer of 1982. This book has made use of extensive and focused research including collecting, sorting, recording, and choosing text from 5300 minutes of 119 audiotape, wireless conversation, meetings and discussions between various operational levels. The main difference between At Pace with the Lightning and other similarly documented books is that the story of war is told by the martyrs and fighters instead of the author.

Contents: • Preface • Chapter One: The First Year of War • Chapter Two: The Battle of Mohammad Rasulullah (PBUH) • Chapter Three: Brigade 27 • Chapter Four: Reconnaissance • Chapter Five: The Battle of Fath • Chapter Six: From the Abbas Plain to the Sites • Chapter Seven: The Barghazeh • Chapter 8: Before the Storm • Chapter 9: Launching the Battle of To Beyt Al-Moghadas • Chapter 10: Confrontation at the Border Fortresses • Chapter 11: Towards Khorramshahr • Chapter Twelve: The End of the Road, the Battle in Shalamcheh and Khin • Chapter 13: The Mohammad Corps Arrives • Last Chapter: The Actors • Documents and photos • List of sources and references book excerpt

«When we reached the enemy barricades, in front of every trench, the brethren shouted in Arabic: “Come, get out!” Inside one of the Barghazeh’s trenches, we found the bodies of two Iraqis who had been executed by firing squad. We asked the Iraqi captives, “Who are these guys? Why did they execute them?” They said, “Saddam was here yesterday and was leading the operations himself. When he noticed the heavy defeat of the forces, ordered to execute these two Shiite soldiers. When we reached the Barghazeh heights, we saw a strange scene . . . Golali Babaee (1960 - Chalus / Iran) About the Author:

Golali Babaee is one of the Holy Defense warrior who, after the end of the war, pursued his mission as a writer by recording memoirs and dramatization of epic scenes of the Holy Defense. Babaee’s foremost concern and expertise is documentary writing and memoir writing. More than 30 books on these subjects have been published by him so far. Babaee and his works have been praised at various literary festivals, including the Jalal Al-Ahmad Literary Festival’s Documentary Writing Section Award. He has a special place among Iranian documentary critics and circles.

Some of His books: - Counterstrike - At Pace with the Lightning - The Soiled Calks,Soore Mehr Pubs.,2013 - The Point of Release, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2007 121 - Ghaba Uproar, Soore Mehr Pubs.,2009 Title: Esmaeel Author: AmirHussein Fardi Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 7th Edition No. of Pages: 312/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 978 9645063632 about book

Esma'eel lost his father at a young age, he is always a school runaway, and his mother could barely make him continue up to the fifth grade. He lives in Ghanbarabad, a downtown neighborhood, and his usual hangout is Ali Khaldar’s café, where he meets other kids, watches TV and reads books - love stories and detective stories. After a long time strolling down the streets, Esma›eel finds a job in the bank thanks to an acquaintance of Ali Khaldar. Thereafter, his life gets better than before. Shortly after starting his career at the bank, he meets a high school girl called Sarah and falls in love with her. He writes her letters and they talk on the phone. On their first date, they meet in the park. But Sarah’s father arrives, and it ends with assault and battery and the police station, and Esma›eel is released based on the written pledge. After wandering aimlessly for a while, Esma›eel goes to a mosque. There, he meets Javad, the librarian. He both reads books and helps Javad to do his work. During that time, Esma›eel becomes familiar with most of the preachers in Tehran and always strives to attend their lectures. Javad talks about the Shah and his devotion to the Americans, the religious authority, Imam Khomeini, their opposition to the Shah and finally the deportation of Imam to Najaf. Javad gives banned books to Esma›eel to improve his knowledge. A play called Hor is scheduled to be performed in the mosque. Javad plays the role of Hor. The mosque is crowded during the play. Some SWAT vehicles arrive. An officer calls out the mosque’s servant with a loudspeaker. The officer punches and kicks the servant for being late. Esma›eel cannot stand it, grabs the speaker from the officer and hits him on the head a couple of times with it. Blood runs down the officer’s forehead . . . Esma›eel escapes. He first goes to Javad’s home to hide his books and leaflets, then goes to their own home and places his books and leaflets in the under stairs storage, burns Sara’s letters and takes refuge in the Imamzadeh via the roof. As he hears the sound of strangers approaching Imamzadeh, he enters a hatch that has a narrow and spiraling staircase and reaches the minaret. Suddenly, he smells 123 gunpowder, and blood drops along with the pigeons’ feathers and furries scatter around and paint Esma›eel’s face red. Esma›eel grabs a thin walnut tree branch near him and jumps. The branch breaks and Esma›eel falls sideways into an empty grave filled with mud and sleet. Esma›eel is one of the few humanistic novels about the revolution. A characteristic of the Esma›eel novel is its intimate language, and the author has been able to push the events forward well using this intimate language. The author has beautifully documented an event that took place during the revolution. The text is very fluent with great character development. The book is a completely humane work, free from any slogans and exaggerations.

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“A moment later, it broke with a crackle, and he fell along with the branch. He fell sideways into an empty grave filled with mud and sleet. He heard the sound of his own growling and then, the cawing of a few crows. He loosened up. Sleepy, he was slowly sinking into the fog. The grave cavity was soft and comfortable; like a cradle, like a mother’s bosom. He had achieved Nirvana. Sometimes familiar and kind eyes watched him and someone asked, “Who are you?” His mouth tasted like snow. The pigeons fluttered. Their blood splattered on his face, warm, with soft fluffies. There was a sound coming from far away, the sound of a train horn. The ground was shaking, the grave was shaking, the grave was getting deeper, the grave was dragging him inside. There was the sound of a train. A train approached him from afar.” AmirHussein Fardi (1949 - 2013/Ardebil)

About the Author:

Amir Hossein Fardy was a proactive writer in the field of fiction literature. He has been appointed to many executive positions in his career including: a member of Islamic Thought and Art Circle, editor-in-chief and responsible director of Kayhan Bacheha (Kayhan for children) for 31 years, founder and responsible director of Kayhan Elmi (scientific Kayhan), director of The Literary Creations Center in the Art Circle, a member of The Fiction Council of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, a member of the Fiction Council of the Foundation for the Preservation of Works and Publication of the Holy Defense Values, the responsible authority of Shahid Habib Ghanipour Book of the Year Selection Festival, the responsible authority of the Fiction Council of the Basij Resistance Force, and director of Fiction & Novel Workshop of the Art Circle. His other experiences include: acting as a judge to select the Book of the Year for the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Foundation for the Preservation of Works and Publication of the Holy Defense Values, Shahid Habib Ghanipour Book of the Year, Basij Fiction Literature Festival, Rahian Noor Festival, Iranian Pen Society, and Quran Stories Festival. In 2008, Fardy received a “top-ranking art badge” from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the time.

Some of his works include: Year of the Wolf, Sooreh Mehr Pubs ,2013 The Nest in The Fog, Sooreh Mehr Pubs,2009 Siahchaman, Sooreh Mehr Pubs,2012 Tales of Spring Flower, Sooreh Mehr Pubs,2009 125 Title: Topchenar Author: Enise Shahhusseini Subject: Fiction (Novel) Year of Publishing: 2011 / 5th Edition No. of Pages: 240/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789645069788 about book

Farzaneh is a young girl who goes to Topchenar Village in Mashhad as a teacher of the Literacy Movement Organization of Iran. The village is between two mountains with a few households. At first, Farzaneh is not welcomed, but later Farzaneh succeeds in establishing a warm and intimate relationship with the villagers and attract them to herself. While living there, she becomes intimate with the locals and learns about their problems and deprivations, but above all, a girl with tuberculosis called Narges captures her attention. Narges cannot attend the classroom because of her illness, and Farzaneh tries hard to help her. It is wartime and the country is in crisis, but whenever Farzaneh returns to her hometown of Bojnurd, her mind is busy with Topchenar Village. She tries to construct water pipeline in the village with the help of The Ministry of Construction Jihad but she discovers she has been infected with tuberculosis via Narges. An illness without a happy ending. Farzaneh lives in a house owned by Heybatollah. In the village, most of the women work and go to the desert for sheep grazing and firewood collection. All events take place in the village and the beautiful atmosphere and scenery and the sincere villagers are depicted in full detail. The difficulties and hardships of a rural teacher are also mentioned in this book. Shah Hosseini built the Topchenar novel upon the true story of a woman named Farzaneh Salehabadi. She was a teacher who was martyred during her sacred job at Topchenar village. In 1989, Shahriar Bahrani produced a movie adapted from Topchenar novel, Do Not Spoil the Water. Shah Hosseini wrote this novel to defend the personality and oppression of women. A story with sophisticated construction, and strong and tangible character development, that is based on a 127 fresh and pristine subject matter. book excerpt

For a long time, the woman could not bear any eye look at her face, that long ago the error lines were spread on it. She lowered her head and followed her line of sight to crawl between the flames. The girl, still trying to find a way into her soul, asked, “You just have this one child, why do not you come to the classroom?” Salimeh curled up her knees and said, “People’s problems are not just kids. I have so many problems that I cannot count them.” ”.Everyone must learn“ ـ The must for me is the bread of this orphan and a few dollars to“ ـ solve my problems.” ”. . . That is why I want you to come to the classroom“ ـ The woman grimaced in a way that shook the corner of her lips and interrupted the girl, “You are so unconcerned! You are up to your waist in the water, and demand a person with the burned foot to listen to mystics’ singing (Sema)!” Enise Shahhusseini (1997-Gorgan) About the Author:

Ensieh Shah Hosseini is a writer in the Iranian cinema and television scene. She began her professional career in motion pictures and in 1989 worked as a scriptwriter on the film Delnamak, directed by Amir Ghavidel. Although most of us know Ensieh Shah Hosseini as a writer, she has been active in other professions as well. In addition to being a writer, Ensieh Shah Hosseini has also worked in cinema and television as a director. The most important works of Ensieh Shah Hosseini in her directing career include these movies: More Beautiful Than Life, Penalty, Goodnight Commander, It Is Sunset, Come and The Opportunity. Ensieh Shah Hosseini is mostly known as a motion picture scriptwriter since 90% of her work is related to cinema art. In fact, 9 out of 10 works under her belt are related to her cinema career. She has received many awards such as the female actor award from Eurasia Festival in Kazakhstan, the special audience award from the Vsol Festival in France and the best Asian film award from the Bird View Festival in London, England. 129 Title: Memoirs of Iran Author: Shiva Sajjadi Subject: Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2016 / 6th Edition No. of Pages: 416/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 97896001752384 about book

The present book, on the subject of Iran - Iraq war (1980 - 1988) is the memoirs of Ms. Iran Torabi, an Iranian woman who went to the front at the beginning of the war. Despite years of giving up the school, she began her medical treatment career to serve the public. This motivation manifested as self-sacrifice during the revolution and the years of Holy Defense. In the early days of the Imposed War, she volunteered to go to the invaded areas. In this book, she discusses the events that she had witnessed and the adventures and also defending the religion and Iranian territory. The book aims to identify incidents and fighters, and it pivots around the Islamic Revolution andthe Holy Defense and the historical role of the heroes. she tells of her presence at the war fronts and in parts of the book and describes the conversations she had with the wounded. Sometimes she tells short anecdotes about other women’ fights and sometimes tells of her own inner feminine feelings. Memoirs of Iran is the memoirs of a woman gifted with endurance, robustness, and resistance. The book contains Iran Torabi’s memoirs written by the eloquent pen of Shiva Sajjadi as a result of about fifty hours of recorded interviews during 2004 and 2005. Iran Torabi was born in March 1956 in Tuyserkan town in Hamedan province. Despite years of giving up the school, she began her medical treatment career to serve the public. This motivation manifested as self-sacrifice during the revolution and the years of Holy Defense. In this book, she discusses the events that she had witnessed and the adventures and also 131 defending the religion and Iranian territory. book excerpt

“We have heard that Ilam women have protected the city against the Monafeghs’ occupation. We went to Ilam’s female Basij center. The Basij building was not damaged. The Basij sisters were very pleased to see us. There were about twenty women. We sat down and asked about the incident. They explained it as such, “When the Monafeghs were moving toward Ilam, the men decided to leave the city and block their way and prevent them from entering the city. We sat behind the machine guns and loaded our G-3 and Colt guns and defended the city. They did not know whether a man or a woman was behind the machine gun. We were shooting so that they do not think the city was empty. We kept watching till morning. We shot some of them too. That is how we did not allow them to enter our town.”

Title: The Hard Days of Fighting Author: Muhammad Mohsen Moshefi Subject: Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 1th Edition No. of Pages: 336/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 97896000306502 about book

This book contains the memoirs of Ali Tamasoki, an Iranian fighter during the Pahlavi era which provides a readable and tangible picture of the story of the dictatorial regime’s opponents in Iran. This book, in addition to valuable historical information and data, provides researchers with the right material to study. The memoirs of Ali Tamasoki illustrates the religious assemblies and circles and connecting networks that played an important role in shaping the young people’s thoughts at that time; while it narrates the political, religious and social conditions of those days in Iran. The narrator’s fairly extensive memoirs that describe prison conditions and torture in the Pahlavi regime, depict the quality of life and the harsh living conditions of fighters in political prisons. The remarkable point in this book is that the memoirs are compiled in such a way that the words, literature and even the narrator’s tone are represented verbatim as much as possible. The book is set up in six sections. The first section is about the narrator’s adolescence and education in his hometown. The second section is about the teaching job, detention, the Anti-Sabotage Joint Committee and the harsh conditions of the narrator at that time. The third and fourth parts describe the events that the narrator experienced in the Shah regime’s prisons. The fifth part deals with the events that took place on the eve of the victory of the revolution and the last part deals with the narrator’s activities in the aftermath of the 135 revolution. book excerpt

As a matter of fact, the Ghasr Prison was a place to keep the detainees, not to torture them. But Jianpanah was an ill-tempered and wicked person. He liked to harass the inmates due to his psychological complexes. He thought if he treated the prisoners badly, he could scare them and keep them even more under control. He did not understand that such behavior was basically futile. He used to come inside the prison divisions every day to check things out, but because he was hated, no one would talk to him. He was suffering from that situation too. But unfortunately, this was the case. He had a lot of problems in terms of personality and ethics and that weakness rendered him incapable of managing the inmates and the prison premises. Because of his incapacity, he caused conflict and tension in the prison while there was no need to clash with prison officials. They had also realized that there was no need for someone to oversee the prisoners. The internal management was always entrusted to the inmates, which in turn resulted in positive self-control.

Title: Saji Author: Behnaz Zarrabizadeh Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 1th Edition No. of Pages: 324/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 97896000329280 about book

Saji is the title of a work that deals with the memoirs of Nasrin Bagherzadeh, the wife of the martyred commander Bahman Bagheri. The book starts from Ms. Bagherzadeh’s childhood in Khorramshahr and continues until the outbreak of the war in that city. Martyr Bagheri’s wife spends the first few days of the war in Khorramshahr but inevitably leaves Khorramshahr and goes to Shiraz like other women around her. But the men stay in Khorramshahr and defend the city. The defense continues until the end of the war. The women go to Khorramshahr, Bushehr or other cities, but the narrator of these memories - due to staying in Khorramshahr with her husband - goes to various cities such as Qom, Mahshahr, and Abadan and lives there for some time. She goes through difficult days and conditions and returns to Khuzestan in the final years until commander Bagheri is martyred on April 18,1988. Bagherzadeh tries to keep the household calm, but just think how a sudden woman gets stuck in a war, a situation that women become soldiers overnight. Her husband is in the heart of the war, but this woman keeps her family away, even though Ms. Bagherzadeh wanted to be with her husband and bring up her children to grow in Khorramshahr. She tries to return to Khorramshahr, but after the fall of Khorramshahr, they mourn amazingly. On the other hand, when Khorramshahr is liberated, they are shockingly glad because they have taken back the bloody city (Khorramshahr). They decide to reconstruct Khorramshahr and start a new life, but the war does not understand these kinds of loves. The book Saji describes the Imposed War with a humanitarian perspective. It is the story of a woman who never thought the war would knock her door one day. She is going to defend her family without weapons and many of her relatives are martyred. At the end of the book, when she loses everything, she still hopes to 139 rebuild Khorramshahr book excerpt

Mr. Khosrovani did not answer. He was just crying. I had become mad. I was mourning over the phone. I said, “Mr. Haji, why did not you look after him? Now, what can I say to Sajjad? Shahar will have a stroke. What should I do with Ali? Sajjad cannot sleep all night, he drove us to the wall by insisting on seeing daddy Bahman.” Mr. Khosravani was sobbing. Both of us were silent for a few minutes. I was also crying by hearing Mr. Khosravani’s weeping. His sad weeping touched my heart. I hung up the phone and dialed Rahmat’s number. He was seemingly sleeping right beside the phone because he picked up the handset on the first ring. His voice was choked; he must have cried a lot. He said with an anxious voice, “Yes? Rahmat speaking.” I said, “Mr. Rahmat, it was so kind of you! Why did you leave me and come?” He burst into tears by hearing my voice and held the handset away. I heard his voice from a distance saying, “O’ Saint Abbas! O’ Saint Abolfazl! Sir, such a disaster. Come, it is Nasrin.” The uncle grabbed the phone but could not speak. I was crying out loud. I hung up the phone and sat in the middle of the room. I clawed on my face and tore my hair out. But I couldn’t cry. Halimeh noticed all that and came upstairs. As she entered the room, I smashed the clock - which was still at hand - against the wall and its glass shattered. I did not know what I was doing. My jaws were locked. I could neither not talk nor cry. My mother stepped forward and said, “Nasrin, cry baby! Scream!” I picked up the clock again and smashed it hard to the floor. “Okay . . . whatever you say,” my mother said, “Whatever you say, have your own way. I do not bother you.” Behnaz Zarrabizadeh (1958-Hamadan) About the Author:

Behnaz Zarabizadeh is one of the most talented and active Iranian women writers who have been able to create valuable works, especially in writing diaries about the events of the Iran-Iraq war. Welcomed by Iranian readers and literary circles. In addition to the book›s compilation, Zarrabizadeh has worked closely with the cultural institutions active in the field of sacred defense literature. So far, more than 250 literary works and stories have been published in periodicals including magazines and other publications, and dozens of titles have been published, among which are the followings:

- Girl of Shina, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2017 - The Eleventh Rosary, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2016 -Shell Bird, Soore Mehr Pubs, 2010 -Snowman, O'rooj Publishing House,2010 - It was Tuesday, Sarir Publishing House,2007 Behnaz Zarrabizadeh has won numerous honors and awards from literary festivals including: -The first place in the reader's and adolescent story, - Admired in two rounds of Isfahan Literary Award, -Admired n the ninth and tenth courses of the Holy Defense Writers Festival 141 Title: The Cold Suran Author: Javad Afhami Subject: non-Fiction (novel) Year of Publishing: 2013 / 5th Edition No. of Pages: 528/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 97896001761288 about book

The Cold Suran is about soldiers serving at two bases in the western part of the country. The whole region and these two bases are nearly falling, and one of the two bases actually falls, and in the other one, there is a spy who starts spying for the counter-revolutionary network and the Komala group. Without giving away his cover, he begins to spy for the counter-revolutionary network and the Komala group. One of the characters of the story who had been involved in those events enters the Suran region after 5 years. Looking for that spy, he enters the area and relives his memories, until . . . The novel The Cold Suran is a tale of war, but in addition to Iran - Iraq war, shows the images of two more wars to the reader, the war of man with nature, and the war of man with carnal desires. In this novel, Afhami portrays the cold and deadly winter in the Suran region so masterfully that the audience feels the cold to his bone marrow. On the other hand, the book deals with the fears and doubts of the people who are experiencing carnal desires and worldly attachments. However, the novel The Cold Suran praises faith and willpower; the faith and willpower of the soldiers who do not bow to the cruel and reckless nature and restrain themselves. Afhami narrated that all without falling into the trap of slogans and generalities. Instead, with a very detailed and articulated style, he draws Suran’s map in the mind of the audience and then steps aside to allow the reader to judge this gruesome battle between good and evil. In other words, the adventures that take place in The Cold Suran story are pristine and have a fresh subject matter. The author’s point of view is not biased, and this arouses empathy and sympathy of the reader. In the novel, we see that the Sina character is pumped into the audience’s head with a really strong beat, and this character shows you the face of Holy Defense; such that he prays in bad situations. If a member of the opposition would have written this book, he would ruin the Sina character so much that it would lose its current luster, while in this novel, the author was aware of the sanctity of the character. 143 The novel The Cold Suran is Javad Afhami’s first novel and has been nominated for some awards including the Book of the Season Award and the Golden Pen Award and has been rated first as the book of the year at Shahid Ghani Pour Festival. This book is a complex account of the war in the western parts of the country and has a non-linear structure.

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«Saeed looked behind him, at the thick fog that the wind occasionally scattered away, and at the mud houses that were built at the distance on the gentle slope of a hill, and each one was built over the roof of the other. “Will it snow?” he asked. “Yes, maybe,” replied the village headman, “When it snows, the wolves climb the mountain.” Javad Afhami (1964-Bujnoord) About the Author:

The name of the successful Iranian writer, Javad Afhami, became popular with this novel as his first published book, and perhaps the publication of this novel prior to the Samand Taxi story collection that was written earlier, can be considered as having good luck in his career. Afhami began writing in the 2000s. His first was The Cold Suran. The Samand Taxi story collection, which was published by Hila publications, was written after the Cold Suran and was published before it. His next novel was Canis Minor Stars that was published in 2010 and was nominated for Jalal Al-Ahmad Award. The novel The Sun Shone On Their Right Shoulder was also published by Hila publications, followed by The Blue Umbrella story collection, published by Afraz publications.

Some of his achievements are as follows: -The novel Canis Minor Stars was nominated for Jalal Al-Ahmad Award - The novel The Sun Shone On Their Right Shoulders, was top-rated at the 2nd round of the Seven Terrains literary prize.

Some of His books: - The Blue Umbrella ,Afraz Pubs.,2011 - Samand Taxi ,Hila Pubs.,2009 - Canis Minor Stars ,Fatehan Pubs,2010 - The Sun Shone On Their Right Shoulders ,Hila Pubs,2011 - The Year of Wolf mSharestan Adab Pubs. 2015 145 Title: My Share of His Eyes Author: Mostafa Rahimi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 2th Edition No. of Pages: 528/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9789600175319 about book

My Share of His Eyes is the story of the Iraqi invasion of Iran, told from the perspective of Hesam as an observer. From this point of view, the memoirs quoted in this book show a different perspective. Hamid Hesam, a fighter whose job it is to watch the war zone, defines the defense from the front line, upon the hills, mountains, towers, and from the heart of the enemy to home, university, and society. Commander Hamid Hesam spent most of his time on the front and after a number of assignments on the front such as shooting RPG-7, works in the reconnaissance department and is appointed as a watchdog in Ansar Al-Hossein (AS) division of Hamedan province. At that time, he was fascinated by a character named Martyr Mohammad Manochehri and spends memorable moments in his company. This character, in the book My Share of His Eyes, deals with the Holy Defense memoirs that reflect his humanistic view of the era, and through telling his observation memoirs, kind of exposes the deeper layers of the human personality during the war and describes the witnessed events and maneuver plans. The stages of his life until September 22, 1980, are written in a simple narrative, and from the beginning of Iraq’s Impose War on Iran, the holy defense events witnessed by Hamid Hesam are described in detail and continues at the end of each chapter with pictures relating to those events. In this book, there are 10 to 12 transformations of human beings with their pasts who have come to the front and continued their lives in a different way, and it is noteworthy that most of them have been martyred. The observation troops in the Holy Defense era are a valuable subject that has been rarely considered. The book My Share of His Eyes is one of the few works in which, memoirs have been compiled in detail, relying on the author’s story development skills. The works of Commander Hamid Hesam are somewhere between memoir and fiction. This style is popular with both audiences and 147 authors alike. book excerpt

I took a gunny bag and put it on my head to protect myself from sunlight and also the light does not hit my black hair and render me visible. If I wanted to observe in the sitting position, the Iraqis would easily spot me and it was game over. So, I lay on my stomach and slowly crawled on the embankment roof until I reached the edge of embankment’s cornices. When I was crawling, I was distracted by the Iraqis and did not realize that I was crawling on the melting bitumen of the embankment’s roof. During certain daylight hours, the terrain belonged to Iraqis and it was ours in other hours. From morning to noon, the enemy had a good view because they were located at the south of the area and the sunrise from the east, cast the sunlight on our face and we were exposed. In the mornings, the air was sultry and dusty, and we called it a half-of-five vision, meaning it was not of good quality and obscured. In the afternoons until sunset, the view was ours, that is, the sun was behind us, illuminating our south and southeast sides. In that case, the vision was clear a.k.a. five-of-five. So, when I was on the embankment, the vision was in our favor. I had an ordinary 7×42 binocular. While lying down, I slowly held the binocular in front of my eyes. No, I could not believe my eyes. In an instant, all Iraqi positions appeared in front of my eyes. It was as if I was above the enemy in a helicopter and peeped down on their activities.” Mostafa Rahimi (1963-Hamedan) About the Author:

Mostafa Rahimi was at the front lines since the beginning of the war. He was martyred while he worked as a writer in the field of Holy Defense. Rahimi collaborated extensively with “the memoir group in the Resistance Literature and Art Office of the Art Department”, “The Shahid Foundation’s Memoir Expert Committee”, and “The Expert Council of Memoir for the Preservation and Publishing of Holy Defense Values” and has imparted his experiences with these centers.

Some of His books: - Babanazar, Soore Mehr Pubs,2013 - The Man in Cell Number 5, Soore Mehr Pubs,2011 - Four bullets for Tofigh, Shahed Pubs.2009 - The Green Day Zar, Shahed Pubs.2006 149 Title: The Master’s Dungeon Author: Mahboubeh Azizi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 1th Edition No. of Pages: 369/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 978960000329501 about book

The Master’s Dungeon belongs to detention or captivity literature genre. It is about the abduction of Iranian diplomat Jalal Sharafi in Baghdad on February 15, 2006. He was kidnapped by terrorists in Arasat Hendieh street in Baghdad, during his diplomatic mission. He escaped in March 2007 from the dungeon and reported to the Iranian embassy. This book is a memoir in the detention or captivity literature genre that describes the hard life of a prisoner in detention and his escape plan. The cornerstone of The Master’s Dungeon book is the official report of the incident that Mr. Sharafi wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The report contained memories of Mr. Sharafi’s forty-seven days of captivity in a dungeon near Baghdad’s palm groves where the terrorists had imprisoned him. The book is divided into chapters numbered according to the number of days in jail. Each chapter of the book is a day of Jalal Sharifi’s life in the dungeon. The Master’s Dungeon is Mahboobeh Azizi’s first book and is categorized in captivity literature genre and escape sub-genre. The book is the result of 11 two-hour sessions and three three-hour follow-up interviews with Jalal Sharafi. The contents of the book are arranged in forty-seven sections and in each 151 section, Jalal Sharafi narrates the memories and adventures of each day. book excerpt

I was awake before the Azan at dawn. Suddenly, I heard a voice saying, “Awake, you believers, prayer is better than sleep . . .” I realized it must be a precursor to Azan, so later the Azan would begin. These sounds are muffled and come from nearby, and sometimes entirely cut off. As if the wind brings them. When the wind does not blow, there is no sound of Azan. I am still writhing in pain. I wait for the time to pass and the sun to rise and see who would bring me breakfast. I want to eat something, cheer up and get warm. I wait for the sun to rise. How important are the mornings here? Waiting is so excruciating. It seems to me that even waiting is painful, but the morning is finally on its way. The light can be seen through the canopy of palm trees. It is about eight o’clock that a hand pushes aside the branches and the light gradually becomes brighter.

Title: Sabah Author: Fatemeh Doustkami Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2019 / 1th Edition No. of Pages: 227/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 97896000329679 about book

It is important to address the remarkable role of women in war, both on and off the battlefield behind the frontline. When we tell women about themselves and their potential displayed in a showcase called war, we are actually reminding them of their capabilities. Sabah Vatankhah was a diligent female relief worker in the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr who played a role in the occupation of Khorramshahr as well as the public resistance to the occupation. Sabah was a girl with a questioning spirit who researched Islam and the Islamic Revolution step by step and had a good knowledge of them and also believed in them. She was a defender of her city and an example of the revolutionary generation of those years. She consciously and insightfully chose the path of her life and belief and endured all of the hardships and difficulties. Vatankhah was present from the very first days of the war in Khorramshahr and later in Abadan, and as a militia fighter retells everything she had seen and experienced. The book, like another memoir, works particularly from a female perspective, is written in detail. While adhering to the original memories, the author has used writing skills to make the memories more attractive. But what makes Sabah even more readable is the close-up view of the days of Khorramshahr’s resistance. In Sabah, it seems that Khorramshahr itself has opened its mouth and after almost four decades, has narrated everything in its memory; from sadness of missing loved ones and forced migration to the surrounding cities to “Khamseh Khamsehs” that could not frustrate a city and the people who, based on an unwritten treaty, resisted house to house. What you see as the character development and atmosphere creation in the book Sabah is self-evident truths and kind of documentary writing materials and tools. The memories of Ms. Vatankhah are a 155 result of 300 hours of interviewing her. book excerpt

I stuck my head out of the window of our house in the mansion building. Massoud Paki was at the door. He was dressed in a Basij (secret police) outfit, happy to ride on a motorbike. He waved to me as he saw me and said, “Hi, sister Sabah! Hurry up and come down; I came for you to take you to the other kids.” Under his feet was full of bright, small stars. They were so beautiful and bright that I could not look away. Happy and restless to see Massoud and what he had said, I immediately began to go down the stairs. Fatemeh Doustkami (1982-Tehran) About the Author:

Graduate of English literature After years of collaborating with various magazines and journals on the subjects of reporting, the biography of martyrs and interviews, Fatemeh Doostkami published her first work titled For the Oceanic Eyes of Haj Ahmad. Editing the famous and best-selling book The Imam’s Little Soldier introduced her name to the literary community of Iran as a skillful memoirist. 157 Title: Farangis Author: Mahnaz Fattahi Subject: Non-Fiction (Memory) Year of Publishing: 2018 / 14th Edition No. of Pages: 356/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786000301361 about book

The book Farangis is the story of braveries of Ms. Farangis Heydarpour, a lioness from Gilangharb territory, written by Ms. Mahnaz Fatahi. It is a readable story about the resistance of Iranian women against Ba’ath Party invaders during the Holy Defense. In 1980, after the Iraqi invasion of Farangis’s place of birth, the people fled to the surrounding valleys. Farangis, who was 18 at the time, returned to the village at night with his brother and father to get some food. But along the way, Farangis’s father and brother are killed in clashes with Iraqi agents, and Farangis without a firearm engages with the Iraqi soldiers using her father’s ax, killing one and capturing the other with all the battle equipment and submits him to the command headquarters of Iran’s army.

This book has been praised by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the acclaimed it as such: “The untold and important part of the events during the defense can be found in this book thanks to the biography of this brave and devoted lady. The brave Ms. Farangis has spoken to us with the same firm and powerful spirit, and the honest and sincere language of a peasant, and with the delicate emotions of a woman and has shown to us an unknown and important area of the imposed war’s geography in detail. We never knew about the situation of borderline villages during the war and their many disasters and homelessness and starvation and property damages and devastation and heartbreaking fate of their loved ones with the clarity and detail that has been presented in this sincere narrative; neither knew about self-sacrifices by their youth who were the first ones to confront the invading enemy. The story of murder and capture of the enemy by this brave lady is in itself an independent and exceptional tale that happened only once again in Susangerd at the same times. Lady Farangis must be acknowledged and must be thankful to the author of the book - Mrs. Fatahi - for her fluent and 159 eloquent pen and the art of interviewing and memoir writing.” book excerpt

In the heart of the night, the sound of tank chains and exploding cannonballs and mortars did not stop for a moment. From Gilangharb, our troops also fired cannons and bombs at Gorsefid. Avehzin and Gorsefid had become the front line. . . ! After the Iraqi invasion of Avehzin Village, people flee to the surrounding valleys, but during the clashes and enemy attacks, nine of Farangis›s loved ones are martyred by the Ba’ath soldiers. We were near Avehzin as we reached the river. I was sitting by the river to get some water but I saw two Iraqi soldiers. They attacked us and right in front of my father’s eyes and mine, martyred my brother. I was furiously angry. My brother was the ninth loved one that they took away from me. I had no fear. When they were talking, I picked the ax and raised it and killed one of them with the ax. I captured the other one with all his weaponry, but the flame inside me was not extinguished yet. Farangis without a firearm engages with the Iraqi soldiers using her father’s ax, killing one and capturing the other with all the battle equipment and submits him to the command headquarters of Iran’s army. Mahnaz Fattahi (1968-Hamedan) About the Author:

Mahnaz Fattahi has a bachelor’s degree in Persian language and literature from Bu Ali Sina University. Her first works as a teenager were published in magazines. During the war, she was working in medical care and treated the wounded and wrote her memoirs of the war. She wrote the story The Bitter Taste of Date and then books Another Ordibehesht and Farangis which tells the story of an Iranian woman named Farangis Heydarpor, who engaged two Iraqi soldiers during the Iran - Iraq war, axed down one and captured the other and submitted him to the Iranian troops. She said her goal in writing this book was to describe the hardships and suffering of women involved in the war.

Some of her rewards include: • Top-rated annotation writer of the country for two consecutive years • Exemplary puppet show director of the country in 2005, Hamedan • Successful in the Administrative Festival of Poetry and Story of the country • Top-rated adolescents’ story at the Children and Adolescents Press Festival of the country • Top-rated adolescents’ story at the Adolescents Quarterly Book of the country - the Year 2008 • Nominated for the Islamic Republic Year Book with the book The Bitter Taste of Date • Jalal Al-Ahmad literary prize nominee in the year 2015 • Top-rated adolescents’ story at the 4th round of Parvin Etesami Prize

Some of Her books: - The Bitter Taste of Date, 2012, Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults - Another Ordibehesht, 2010, Soore Mehr Pubs - Farangis, 2015, Soore Mehr Pubs - Like Me, 2016, Peykan Pubs. 161 Title: The King Author: Mohammad kazem mazinani Subject: Non-Fiction (Novel) ear of Publishing: 2019 / 5th Edition No. of Pages: 352/Paperback Size: 14 × 22 ISBN: 9786001756917 Awards: Awarded in the Golden Pen Literary Prize in Iran, 2014 Awarded in the Jalal Al-Ahmad Literary Prize in Iran, 2014 Awarded in the Revolution Book Festival in Iran. about book

The King, goes farther back in history and narrates the story of the Qajar princes. Whatever the author describes in the novel can be found in Qajar history books, but imagination has found a wider area to go about and the author freely impresses the prominent Zeitgeist on the subconscious mind of the reader by bringing together live images and through the magic of words. But the characters no longer have a corresponding accurate real-world doppelganger. Babri Khan, Naser Al-Din Shah’s favorite cat, is an excuse to build on the character of Alijah, who carries the spirit of the great prince within himself. Jeyran becomes a deer and Anis Al-Doleh, who accompanied Naser al-Din Shah to St. Petersburg and had to return, becomes one of the harem’s nameless concubines. From the first chapter to the end, periods of the contemporary Iranian history such as the reign of Reza Shah and the removal of women’s veils, World War I and the fall of Reza Shah, reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, land reforms, the expansion of urban space and construction in that era, and the destruction of rural and pristine spaces, the political struggles before and after the revolution and even the Imposed War and the present time are reviewed in chronological order. The present book about the revolution, titled Ing Without K, is the second novel for adults by Mohammad Kazem Mazinani after King Without K. Ing Without K is the story of a leftist revolutionary fighter with a communist mindset that begins at the 40s when the main character of the story is born and continues till 2012. The novel typically points out the inherent generational contradictions and differences between the main character and his child. The novel looks from bottom to top and actually, it is narrated in the context of fiction and imagination. The book Ing Without K provides the reader with good information, especially the author’s knowledge is revealed better in the fields of anthropology and sciences that are less accessible to you. The author has researched historical matters before writing his story, and the work is a trilogy. While Ing Without K is mainly related to the past and goes across several generations, the author’s writing style is such 163 that there seems to be no flashbacks or orifices opening to the past. Ing Without K is the story of the fate of a nation that on the eve of its social upheaval, rises from grassroots, fights corruption, and ultimately kneels before the logic of the reality of the “proponents of these”.

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. . . The prince’s seed was planted in this same mansion, in this same five-door room, at the foot of plasterwork reliefs and the mirror-work ceiling, as the seed of another daughter and seventeen sons by concubines and married women, the sky of the mansion’s built space, women with silk wedding dress and charming scallop collar, on a Turkmen rug with two gazelles stuck between its silk rows for two hundred years and could not get anywhere no matter how long they ran . . . MohammadKazem Mazinani (1963-Damqhan) About the Author: Mohammad Mazinani, Iranian writer and poet, majored in Persian language and literature .He has collaborated with different publishers and cultural institute in Iran. Mazinani writes both for children (poem) and for adults (novel).He has penned various books so far and most of them welcomed by Iranian audiences.

Some of His books: -The Lost sea (1992), -Water means fish (1996), -The girl who married the sun (2006), -The mysterious Island (2007), -The mermaid›s wet songs (2011), -Cockroaches are alone (2014)

Among his awards and recognitions in Iran and abroad are: -IBBY honor Diploma, -Islamic Republic of Iran›s Book of the Year Award, -Best book award from Ghanipour Book Festival, -Best book award from the Children›s Book Council of Iran 165