(Words and Music) a collection of stories translated from Russian
Damascus, ST- Words and Music, a collection of Russian stories by Roman Mikhnikov. The main subject of most of these stories is music , thus most of its heroes are musicians.
The 159-page collection issued by the Syrian General Book Establishment , is translated into Arabic by Dr. Farid Hatem al-Shahaf . He translated this collection in an interesting way while preserving the foreign environment in which the events took place.
It is noteworthy that Mikhankov is a director and composer who won many international awards. He wrote many famous books (cat arrival) and (Prometheus clock) , he also directed many plays and movies.
Dr. Al-Shahaf is a Syrian translator who has written a number of works and translated works of many Russian writers as Dostoevsky and Natalia Farinik.
Creative children inaugurate a cultural week for the Damascus branch of the Writers Union
Damascus, ST- The Damascus branch of the Arab Writers Union has chosen to open its cultural week (from evening to sunrise) with an activity by creative children in the field of music, singing, writing poetry, story and thought.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary which marks the founding of the Writers Union, the head of the Damascus book branch Mohammed Hourani said: “We wanted to open this week with an activity entitled (childhood guitar.. youth of tomorrow) in the belief that children are the builders and writers of the future. This event comes in conjunction with the victories of our army. The drawing exhibition lasts for a week and will be among the activities of this event.”
The creative child Shahid al-Saidi reads two poems entitled (eagles of the earth) and (the secret of hope) by which she expressed the sacrifices of the Syrian Arab Army in defense of the homeland.
The child Mohammad Arida also participates in a poem of the martyrs of Syria , expressing his pride in the victories they achieved during their battles against terrorism.
M.Wassouf