Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings

Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings is a new illustrated edition of the classic work by the great 11th century Persian poet Ferdowsi. This new prose translation of the national epic is illuminated with over 500 pages of illustrations, created by award-winning graphic artist and filmmaker Hamid Rahmanian. Translated and adapted by Ahmad Sadri, this new edition retells the mythological and epic stories of the original poem in prose format.

Hamid and Ahmed will be joined in conversation by Sheila Canby, Patti Cadby Birch Curator of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for a fresh look at this classic text.