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Man Booker prize goes to second American author in a row

The American short story writer George Saunders won the Man Booker prize for his first full-length novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo'.

Multiple award-winning 'Retouch' eyes Stockholm prize

Iranian short 'Retouch', directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, was accepted into the main competition section of the 28th Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden.

Blind Japanese pianist plays by ear (Video)

A blind Japanese pianist has not allowed his disability to get the better of him.

Iran's 'Isolation' finds way to Polish festival

Iranian feature 'Isolation', directed by Morteza-Ali Abbas-Mirzaei, was accepted for the main competition section of Poland's International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage as Iran's sole representative.

Iran, Armenia to boost cultural ties

Culture ministers of Iran and Armenia called for boosting cooperation between the two countries in the fields of culture, art and media.

Wilbur, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 96

Richard Wilbur, an American poet and translator whose precise, rhythmic verse — employing classical forms in an era when experimental works and free-flowing confessionals reigned supreme — earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and a reputation as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, died October 14, at a nursing home in Belmont, Mass., the US. He was 96.

Iran's 'Limit' overcomes Hollywood Hills' competitors

Iranian short film 'Limit' was selected as the best foreign short film at the Hollywood Hills Awards.

'Icky' takes best animation award in Italy

Iranian animation 'Icky', directed by Parastou Kardgar, won the best animation award at the 16th Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte in Italy.

Hemingway museum closed; research, writing center planned

The Ernest Hemingway Museum in the US, located just a short walk from the home where the author was born, opened its doors, but the Village of Oak Park won't be losing any of its Hemingway history.

Illustration exhibition features Beyzaei's play

A group art exhibition by illustrators titled 'Senmar's Sacrificing Session', based on a play by Iranian filmmaker Bahram Beyzaei, opened at Tehran's Ishraq Cultural Center.