RT - Journal Article T1 - Text on Screen: The Novel Sāl-e Balvā and Its Influence on the TV Series Gohar-e Kamāl JF - mdrsjrns YR - 2015 JO - mdrsjrns VO - 8 IS - 32 UR - http://lcq.modares.ac.ir/article-29-8299-en.html SP - 53 EP - 84 K1 - Sāl-e Balvā K1 - Gohar-e Kamāl K1 - Abbas Maroufi K1 - Abbas Ranjbar K1 - adaptation AB - The Iranian TV series, Gohar-e Kamāl (1998), is written and directed by Abbas Ranjbar and was shown on IRIB. Parts of this TV series resemble Abbas Maroufi’s novel Sāl-e Balvā (1992); nevertheless, there are no references to this novel in the credits of the show. This article studies Maroufi’s novel and Gohar-e Kamāl and points out some possible influences of Maroufi’s novel on Ranjbar’s series. As the screenwriter, Ranjbar borrows certain phrases and dialogues from the novel. Furthermore, some of his characters, such as “Raziye Nobakht,” “Hatam Khanpour,” and “Ghobad” are modeled after characters such as “Noushafarin Niloufari,” “Hosseina Kouzeh-gar” and “Dr. Masoum” from the novel. However, certain themes and motifs of the novel have been modified so that they comply with the cultural norms of society. LA eng UL http://lcq.modares.ac.ir/article-29-8299-en.html M3 ER -