TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Hitler's Private Library: The Books that Shaped His Life” by American expert Timothy W. Ryback has been released in Iran.

Oloum-e Novin (The New Sciences) Publication has published the book, translated into Persian by Kamyab Shahriari, in 294 pages, IBNA reported.
Originally released in 2008, it is an elegantly written, meticulously researched and thought-provoking work. A tantalizing glimpse into a part of Hitler’s life that is less known by the people. 
Hitler was a voracious reader. His library at one time contained more than sixteen thousand books, including the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists, of which some twelve hundred survive in various archives.
Ryback’s analysis covers books Hitler wrote (including speculation on the content of his missing war memoir), books he read (with extensive comments on marginalia), and books he was given (a copy of the bizarrely titled autobiography “Goring, What Were You Thinking! A Sketch from a Life” was presented to Hitler by his self-absorbed deputy). Ryback relies heavily on Walter Benjamin’s idea of the private library as a map of its owner’s character.
For the first time, Ryback offers a systematic examination of this remarkable collection. The volumes in Hitler's library are fascinating in themselves but it is the marginalia- the comments, the exclamation marks, the questions and the underlinings that are so revealing.
Translated into more than 20 languages, “Hitler's Private Library” provides readers with a remarkable view of Hitler's evolution- and unparalleled insights into his emotional and intellectual world.
Timothy W. Ryback is the co-founder of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation at Leiden University in The Netherlands. He has been involved with several institutions dealing with international affairs and served as a lecturer in History and Literature at Harvard University. 

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