Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

Şahnâme - Nimet Yıldırım #1

Abolqasem Ferdowsi with Dick Davis (Translator), Azar Nafisi (Contributor)

886 pages first pub 1010 (editions)

nonfiction classics history poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the "Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings," the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 9...

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adventurous 100%
informative 75%
challenging 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 25%
medium 25%

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