{"product_id":"9780143108320","title":"Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great national epic of Persia—the most complete English-language edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wherever Persian influence has spread, the stories of the \u003ci\u003eShahnameh\u003c\/i\u003e become deeply embedded in the culture, as their appearance in such novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e amply attests. Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. The sweep and psychological depth of the \u003ci\u003eShahnameh\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than magnificent. Now one of the greatest translators of Persian poetry, Dick Davis, presents Ferdowsi’s masterpiece in an elegant combination of prose and verse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011780788464,"sku":"9780143108320","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143108320_p0.jpg?v=1763656656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143108320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}