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Firdausi (940–1020)

Author of Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

81+ Works 1,225 Members 18 Reviews 6 Favorited

About the Author

Image credit: Statue of Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran.

Series

Works by Firdausi

The Epic of Kings (Arkana) (1985) 85 copies
Zahhak: The Legend Of The Serpent King (2017) — Illustrator — 34 copies
Kuninkaiden kirja (2016) 9 copies
The Shah Namah Of Fardusi (2009) 6 copies
Sahname 2 (2016) 3 copies
Iskendername (2015) 2 copies
The untamable horses 7 (1391) 1 copy
Le livre des rois (1999) 1 copy
Shahname 1 copy

Associated Works

Dragons, Elves, and Heroes (1969) — Contributor — 122 copies
The Penguin Book of Dragons (2021) — Contributor — 110 copies
Springs of Persian Wisdom (1969) — Contributor — 18 copies
Lob der Geliebten (1983) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Canonical name
Firdausi
Legal name
Firdawsī Tūsī, Hakīm Abu'l-Qāsim
Other names
Ferdausi
Abu l-Qasem-e Ferdousi
Birthdate
0940
Date of death
1020
Burial location
Tus, Iran
Gender
male
Nationality
Persia
Birthplace
Bāž, Tus, Iran
Place of death
Tus, Iran
Places of residence
Tus, Iran
Occupations
Poet

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Reviews

A great national epic. REad this many years ago, and was rivetted. The story of Rustam and Sohrab reverberates through much of the Matiere de Bretagne, I think--how did it get there? Crusades? The book evokes a world whose physicality is the same as ours but whose manner of manifesting it is so different . . . should you need a long vacation from your life and all its ways, read this.
 
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AnnKlefstad | 4 other reviews | Feb 4, 2022 |
Demons, white and black, lots of fighting and tiny gorgeous miniatures
 
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farrhon | Jul 17, 2021 |
A truly incredible production of artistic mastery--both in prose (from the original verse) and in visual art. Reading the "making of" essay included in back of the book heightened the appeal of the work that much more. This is an essential for every home library.
 
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chrisvia | 4 other reviews | Apr 29, 2021 |
Tales of the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, the main source of Persian fables and epics in retold with illustrations for the young readers. Volume 7-9 contains: Gordafarid, Rostam va Sohrab, Siyavash.
 
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Virtual_Publishers | Sep 4, 2016 |

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Works
81
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Members
1,225
Popularity
#20,958
Rating
4.2
Reviews
18
ISBNs
104
Languages
9
Favorited
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