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Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings

Firdawsī2007
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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:
Edition:
Deluxe ed. / translated by Dick Davis /with a foreword by Azar Nafisi.
Imprint:
New York ; London : Penguin, 2007.
Collation:
xxxvii, 886 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking Penguin, 2006.Translated from the Persian.
ISBN:
9780143104933 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.5511
Language:
EnglishPersian
BRN:
287424
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