TEHRAN -- The young adult book the Tales of Majid by noted Iranian author Houshang ‎Moradi Kermani translated into Bosnian was unveiled at the 34th ‎Sarajevo International Book Fair.‎
Held at the cultural center of Alexandria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the event was attended by over 120 Bosnian and foreign publishers. At the unveiling ceremony, Alvir Music, the translator of the book into Bosnian, introduced the well-known juvenile fiction.
The book, a collection of short stories, is appropriate for all age groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he said.
Referring to the influence of the stories on children’s literature in Iran and the successful television series adapted from the book, Music said ‘the Tales of Majid’ was inspired the author’s real life and represents the traditional traits of Iranian culture.
Many years before it became a book, ‘the Tales of Majid’ was a radio program script (1974). In 1985, the script was adapted into a book and published. The main character, Majid, is an orphan who lives with his grandmother in the city of Kerman, Iran.
The book includes 39 chapters detailing the adventures, misadventures, and coming-of-age milestones from the perspective of this Iranian teenager attending the first year of high school. Majid works in a bakery during the summer and sometimes after school in order to supplement the money that his grandmother receives from her deceased husband’s retirement funds.
‘The Tales of Majid’ was translated from Persian to Serbian four years ago by Aleksandar Dragovic, and then Alvir Music translated the book into Bosnian.