بغداد/ ماس القيسي
تصوير: محمود رؤوف
The House and Library of Lines has prepared its presence at the Iraq International Book Fair as a station to review its previous activity and prepare for the next stage, She praised the management of the exhibition in reducing what she called “piracy”. I found that participation is an honest competition to offer the best to the reader.
The director of the house, Sattar Mohsen Ali, said in an interview with Al-Mada, “Book fairs in all countries of the world are large-scale cultural conferences during which the culture of the country is promoted. in addition to promoting publications.”
Ali added, “This is our first participation in the Iraq International Book Fair, It was preceded by preparations that lasted for more than a year, before the exhibition kicks off.”
And between, that “the work was great to prepare ourselves, We focus on discussing new and exciting titles that are different from what is being shown in other roles.”
Ali believes, “The distinguished publishing house is engaged in an honest race and competition with Iraqi and Arab publishing houses in providing what is best and useful.”
He stressed that “the demand for our house is good, It differs from previous participations in exhibitions held in Baghdad or Erbil.”
Ali emphasized, “The administration provided us with an opportunity to display our books as well as protection from pirates,” Criticized “former exhibition managements”, He held her responsible for “not taking care to prevent and hold hackers accountable.”
Drew up, pointed out that “the current administration is working to liquidate and filter publishing houses, In order to elect the best and give them the right to participate, It chose lines because of their importance.”
Ali stated, “Our mission is not limited to displaying books, Rather, we consider participation as a station to review the achievement, And prepare for the next and secure the best offer.”
He continues, “Those in charge of the home are currently discussing what we will offer in the upcoming events, Whether in Al-Mutanabbi Street, Or our participation in Arab exhibitions.”
At the same time, it shall specify, The first objective is to “strive to stay active, in the hope of presenting what is worthy of the name of Iraq and Dar Sitour.” Although the publisher is described as a merchant, But he reiterated “the importance of harmonizing with awareness and culture and ensuring that the work is clear and accurate.”
It makes the permanence of the house conditional on “ensuring that the title being displayed is useful, distinct and economically viable, It achieves a financial return that secures the rent of the house and the entitlements of its employees.”
And Ali concluded, “The house specialized in Iraqi literature, whether it was a novel or poetry, or Iraqi or Arab translations.”
In turn, Researcher and academic Qahtan Al-Faraj said in an interview with (Al-Mada), that “Brief is one of the distinctive Iraqi houses, despite their short life in work, It’s only a decade.”
Al-Faraj continued, that “the Maison is proving its existence in record time, By entering the section of translation and writing biography and poetry, Diwans of the most famous Iraqi poets such as Arian Al-Sayed Khalaf were published, And Muwaffaq Mohammed, Aref Saadi.” The vulva goes back to the beginning of the lines, by saying, She “was a good distributor of well-known publishing houses, And then it tried to capture the Iraqi literature, Young writings are presented in print for the first time, It has more than 150 titles, It’s an important achievement.”
For his part, Rami Adel mentioned, One of the visitors to the house, to (range), That “a number of important titles that I noticed through my wandering inside Dar Brief.”
Adel continued, “My focus was on books on European history, As well as educational books for the art of photography, I found many of them in the exhibition.”