Title: Our Stories Have Become Proverbs

Author: Mohammad Mirzian (Iranian)

Translators: Ma Xiaoyan, Guan Yuan

Publisher: Sino - Culture Press

Publication Date: July 2020

Format: 16 - mo

ISBN: 9787507553215

Price: 68.00 CNY

Our Stories Have Become Proverbs is a compilation of proverbial stories. Compiled by Mohammad Mirzian, an Iranian children's literature writer, it assembles stories that were scattered in Iranian folk and classical literature, with a total of 110 pieces. Most of these stories carry the significance of advocating kindness and providing education. For example, "The Coat Nailed to the Ground" satirizes those who overreach themselves and end up in a difficult situation. "The Sheikh's Melon" is used to describe self - deception, and "Tomorrow's Dates" admonishes those who only talk but take no action. These stories are easy to understand, humorous, with vivid and lively language, shining with Eastern wisdom and charm.

Mohammad Mirzian was born in Tehran in 1958. He is a writer, screenwriter, and cultural and media expert. He has written 80 children's books, containing a total of 760 stories, all of which have been published and distributed. He has won cultural and artistic awards several times and has been named the Best Children's Book of the Year three times. This series of children's books has been translated and published in countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. He has served as a member of the jury of book and film festivals, the director of the Children and Adolescent Ideological Cultivation Center Publishing House, the person in charge of the children's magazine "Sour", and the director of the children's program group of radio and television.