Book of the Year | |
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Awarded for | authoring or translating a book |
Country | Iran |
Presented by | Iranian President (managed by Iran Book And Literature House) |
Established | 1983 (revived) |
Website | https://ketabsal.ketab.ir/ |
Iran's Book of the Year Awards is an annual award about books in categories of religion, social sciences, language, applied sciences, art and literature. [1] It is the most prestigious book award in Iran and is granted by the Iranian president during a ceremony. [2]
This award was founded in 1953 and it was awarded by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the ceremony Salam Nowrouz . Granting this award after the Islamic Revolution was revived in 1983. [3]