Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
By Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Art and production by Hamid Rahmanian | Translated by Ahmad Sadri
Eleventh-century Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi devoted more than thirty years to crafting the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings. Since its appearance over a thousand years ago, it has come to be considered Iran’s national epic, its more than 50,000 couplets telling the story of creation and chronicling the legends and kings, the heroes and quests and mythical creatures, at the heart of Persian mythology. Ahmad Sadri’s prose translation of the Shahnameh into English is illuminated by award-winning artist and filmmaker Hamid Rahmanian’s over 500 pages of illustrations, opening the world of the Persian empire kings to new audiences across the globe.