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Shahnameh

Ferdowsi

1993412 pagesabout 6–9 hours
1993
first published
  • 2016Penguin Books, Limited · 1040 pages · ENGISBN 9780143108320
  • 2004Mage Publishers · 1134 pages · ENGISBN 9780934211970
  • 1993Mazda Publishers · 412 pages · ENGISBN 9780939214860
  • 2006Viking Adult · 928 pages · ENGISBN 9780670034857
  • 1994Mazda Publishers · 416 pages · ENGISBN 9781568590189
ContemplativeLong readModern History

Shahnameh is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. It is considered as one of the greatest Persian epics.

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