Reader’s Edition
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
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We are excited to announce that the new Reader’s Edition of Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings was released on March18, 2025 through our publisher, Liveright and is available wherever books are sold. This edition is the complete translation
A fresh and compulsively readable new translation of the Persian epic Shahnameh, for fans of Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.
Contemporary translation by Ahmad Sadri
Edited by Melissa Hibbard and Hamid Rahmanian
Introduction by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Our original illustrated edition of Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings (2013) contained the first part of the poem. Now, after more than three years of painstaking work and attention to every detail, we have completed the historical section. This new reader’s edition is an accessible translation that will delight readers across the literary spectrum.
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Kingorama’s best deal on all four available titles:
The illustrated Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
The Seven Trials of Rostam
Shahnameh: Reader’s Edition
Art and Story: Song of the North (Adaptation of the story of Bijan and Manijeh)
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A beautiful set of 6 notecards taken from the pages of Shahnameh. Designed by artist Hamid Rahmanian, the 6 different prints make a great personal statement. Cards are 4" x 6", comes with envelopes.