Intishārāt-i Rawzanah

Intishārāt-i Rawzanah (Rowzaneh Publications) is an active Iranian publishing house founded in 1991 (1370 in the Iranian calendar) by Seyyed Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, a former adviser to Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Based in Tehran, the publisher has built a reputation for releasing Persian translations of major international authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, Francis Fukuyama, Umberto Eco, and Daron Acemoglu, alongside works by prominent Iranian intellectuals including Sadegh Zibakalam, Hossein Elahi Ghomshei, and Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti. The publisher's catalogue spans history, philosophy, politics, economics, cinema, and literature, with a notable emphasis on critical examinations of Iranian society and governance. Rowzaneh is particularly recognized for bringing Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium to Persian readers for the first time. The publisher operates a direct-to-consumer online bookstore at rowzanehnashr.com, offering titles in various formats and occasionally bundled sets. In recent years, Rowzaneh has faced operational challenges, including the closure of its booth at the 2023 Tehran International Book Fair and the arrest of its director by security forces, events that have drawn attention to the pressures facing independent publishers in Iran.

Intishārāt-i Rawzanah was established in 1991 (1370) by Seyyed Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, a former adviser to Mir-Hossein Mousavi. From its base in Tehran, the publisher developed a catalogue that combines Persian translations of international authors with works by Iranian writers and scholars. It is credited with publishing the first Persian translations of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books, including The Lord of the Rings and related works such as The Nature of Middle-earth. The publisher also releases books by figures like Sadegh Zibakalam, Hossein Elahi Ghomshei, and Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti, and has published titles on Iranian political history, such as 'The Record of the War Government' by Seyyed Alireza Hosseini Beheshti and Abbas Maleki. Its list includes translations of Francis Fukuyama, Umberto Eco, and Daron Acemoglu. In April 2023, the publisher's booth at the Tehran International Book Fair was closed on the opening day without explanation, an event that followed the arrest of its director by security forces. Despite such pressures, Rowzaneh continues to operate and sell books through its website.

• 2023

  Booth closed at Tehran International Book Fair; director arrested.

• 1991

  Founded by Seyyed Alireza Beheshti Shirazi in Tehran.

Independent publisher of critical non-fiction and translated literature, with a focus on Iranian history, politics, and philosophy.

• The Lord of the Rings series (Persian translation)

  First Persian translation of Tolkien's Middle-earth works, published by Rowzaneh.

• Why Nations Fail

  Persian translation of the book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.

• The Narrow Corridor

  Persian translation of the book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.

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