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blindmanbaldwin 's review for:
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Sprawling and grand in its iterations of a central theme of succession. Easy to think this is only a problem for kings and princes (or its modern-day versions in the world of "business" empires), but it's all about fathers and sons — the legacies imparted at birth embedded in DNA that one struggles with for a life. Some sons kill the father, some fathers kill the son. All fighting for that little bit of power floating in the ether. Descendants of "Shannameh" felt over a thousand years later.
Obviously male-focused with this concept, but some of the women across the ages create an impact in their archetypal roles of "tempter" or "mother". Everything coveted: land, gold, power, flesh. Everything to be conquered.
Beautiful images and scale in its exploration of these ideas. I purposefully took a ~year to read it so I could savor its time. A little bit read as life is lived, day by day.
Obviously male-focused with this concept, but some of the women across the ages create an impact in their archetypal roles of "tempter" or "mother". Everything coveted: land, gold, power, flesh. Everything to be conquered.
Beautiful images and scale in its exploration of these ideas. I purposefully took a ~year to read it so I could savor its time. A little bit read as life is lived, day by day.