TEHRAN Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles by Gary Dexter has been published in Persian.Jahane Ketab is the publisher of the book translated into Persian by Parto Shariatmadari.Based on the authors long-running column in Londons Sunday Telegraph, this diverting book offers literary history in bite-size pieces, presenting surprising details on the genesis and composition of each of 50 classic works.Emphasizing books that are literally inexplicable without this background knowledge, the book covers iconic works from Thomas Moores Utopia to Joyces Ulysses.Along the way, readers learn what Wordsworths Prelude was a prelude to, the identity of the original Jeeves, why A Clockwork Orange wasnt A Robotic Banana, and much more.Why Not Catch-21?, a collection of essays on the origins of some of the worlds most famous book titles, was published by Frances Lincoln in 2007 with serial rights sold 5 times.
The sequel, Title Deeds, was published by Old Street in October 2010.Dexter is a multi-talented newspaper columnist whose examinations into the lives and work of the literati have appeared in The Spectator, The Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph.He is the author of numerous books, including Poisoned Pens, an epistolary exploration of literary feuds, which was published by Frances Lincoln in October 2009.Dexter has had three works of fiction The Oxford Despoiler, All the Materials for a Midnight Feast and Natural Desire in Healthy Women all published by Old Street.Photo: Front cover of the Persian edition of Gary Dexters Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles.MMS/YAW