At a Glance

• A Russian publisher is releasing a Kurdish novel in Russian.

• The book has already been published in seven languages.

• Russian will become its eighth translation.

Bachtiyar Ali's acclaimed novel "The Last Pomegranate of the World" is being published in Russian, adding another language to its growing international reach.

Key Statements and Focus Area

• Translation: Alexandra Globovskaya translated the novel into Russian.

• Publisher: The Russian publishing house Polyandria, recognized as one of the prominent publishers in Russia, is releasing the book with a striking, modern cover design.

• Focus Area: The Russian edition of one of Bachtiyar Ali's most prominent novels and the book's expanding global presence.

Published in 2003, the novel has so far appeared in seven international languages: Arabic, Persian, Turkish, English, German, Italian, and French. Russian will be the eighth.

It has also been published several times in Northern Kurmanji and the Badini dialect, and plans are underway for a Catalan edition.

FYI

Bachtiyar Ali is one of the best-known contemporary Kurdish novelists, and his works have drawn growing attention abroad through translation.

Publication in Russian opens the novel to a large new readership and adds to the international recognition of modern Kurdish literature.

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