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Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings

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Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, 'Shahnameh' is one of the most important pieces of Persian literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century.
Main title:
Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings / Abolqasem Ferdowsi ; translated by Dick Davis ; with a foreword by Azar Nafisi.
Edition:
Expanded edition.
Imprint:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016.New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016.
Collation:
xxxvii, 996 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Translated from the Persian.This translation originally published: New York: Viking Penguin, 2006.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780143108320 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.5511
Language:
EnglishPersian
Added title:
BRN:
1578819
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