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Firdausi (940–1020)

Author of Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

87+ Works 1,306 Members 18 Reviews 6 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: Firdoysi, Firdevsi, Firdūsī, FİRDEVSİ, Firdaussî, Firdawsī.,, Hakim Firdusi, Ferdowsi Tusi, Abu'L Ferdawsi, Firdawsˆi, Фирдоуси, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Aboloasem. Ferdowsi, Abolqāsem Ferdowsi, Abolqasem Firdawsī, Abulghasem Ferdowsi, Abu'l-Qasem Firdawsi, Abu'L-Qasem Ferdowsi, ABUL-GHASEM FERDOWSI, Abul'l-Qasem Ferdowsi, FirdawsiÌ„, Abuʾl-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi, Hakim Abdul-Qāsim Firdusi, Abu al-Qasim Hassan Firdawsi, FERDOWSI. Translated by Reuben Levy, FERDOWSI. Translated by Reuben Levy.

Image credit: Statue of Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran.

Series

Works by Firdausi

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (1010) 815 copies, 5 reviews
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings (1985) 92 copies, 2 reviews
Rostam: Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh (Penguin Classics) (2002) 57 copies, 1 review
The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam: From the Persian National Epic, the Shahname of Abdol-Qasem Ferdowsi (1988) 46 copies, 4 reviews
The Legend of Seyavash (Penguin Classics) (1992) 39 copies
Zahhak: The Legend Of The Serpent King (2018) — Illustrator — 35 copies, 1 review
The Lion and the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 1 (1998) 26 copies, 1 review
Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 3 (2003) 16 copies
Fathers and Sons: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 2 (v. 2) (2000) 16 copies
Shah Nameh Or The Persian Poet Firdausi (2003) 16 copies
In the Dragon's Claws: The Story of Rostam and Esfandiyar from the Persian Book of Kings (1999) 12 copies
Kuninkaiden kirja (2016) 9 copies
Libro de los reyes : selección (1998) 7 copies
El libro de los reyes : historias de Zal, Rostam y Sohrab (2015) 7 copies
The Shah-namah of Fardusi (2009) 6 copies
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Vol. 1 (1988) 5 copies
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Vol. 5 (1997) 4 copies
Geschichten aus dem Schahnameh (1984) 4 copies
The Epic of Kings- Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (Wisehouse Classics - The Authoritative Edition) (2017) 4 copies
Shâhnâmeh: Le Livre des Rois (2019) 3 copies
Sahname 2 (2016) 3 copies
The Epic of Kings- Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (Wisehouse Classics - The Authoritative Edition) 3 copies
An Album of Miniatures and Illuminations from the Bâysonghori Manuscript of the Shâhnâmeh of Ferdowsi 3 copies
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Vol. 4 (1994) 3 copies
The Sháhnáma of Firdausí. Vol. VIII (2013) 3 copies
Sháhnáma of Firdausí. Vol. I (2013) 2 copies
Iskendername (2015) 2 copies
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Vol. 6 (2005) 2 copies
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Vol. 7 (1987) 2 copies
Le Livre des Rois (La Bibliothèque persane) (1979) 2 copies
Sháhnáma of Firdausí. Vol. IX (2013) 2 copies
FC155 - Shahnameh bilingual (2012) 2 copies
شاهنامه فردوسی 2 copies, 1 review
The Shahnameh : the book of kings (2012) 2 copies
Shahnameh - The Epic of the Persian Kings (2017) 2 copies
شاهنامه فردوسی ۱۴ (از پادشاهی بهرام گور تا پایان بزم ها هفت گانه… 1 copy
The Poems of Ferdosi 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۱۰ (از پادشاهی لهراسب تا پایان هفت خوان اسفندیار) 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۱۱ (از داستان رزم رستم و اسفندیار تا پایان داستان… 1 copy
The untamable horses 7 (1391) 1 copy
The Literature of Persia 1 copy
The Shah-namah of Fardusi 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۱۲ (از پادشاهی بهمن تا پایان كار 1 copy
Rubinovie chetki 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۱۳ (از پادشاهی اشكانیان تا داستان تاج برداشتن… 1 copy
Il Libro dei Re 1 copy
The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia 1 copy
The Persian epic Shah-nameh the book of kings 1 copy
Introduction au Livre des Rois" (Shâhnâmeh) de Ferdowsi": La Gloire des Rois et la Sagesse de l'Epopée (2009) 1 copy
Şahnâme 1 (Ciltli) 1 copy
Şahnâme 2 (Ciltli) 1 copy
Şahnâme 3 (Ciltli) 1 copy
Dünya Edebiyatından Tercümeler Şehname I 1 copy
İskendernâme (Ciltli) 1 copy
Ghesehhayi Shahnameh Be Ravayate Atousa Salehi. Jeldhaye 4-6 (2009) 1 copy, 1 review
Ghesehhayi Shahnameh Be Ravayate Atousa Salehi. Jeldhaye 1-3 (2009) 1 copy, 1 review
Ghesehhayi Shahnameh Be Ravayate Atousa Salehi. Jeldhaye 7-9 (1390) 1 copy, 1 review
The Shahnameh: The Book of Kings, Vol. 3 (1993) 1 copy
Shakhname. (Vol 1,2 and 3) 1 copy
The Sháhnáma of Firdausí 1 copy
Le livre des rois (1999) 1 copy
SHAHNAMEH. Complete Edition in 8-vols + 3-vols of Notes & Additions. (Complete Set, 11-volumes) (2010) 1 copy
Shahnama: The Epic of Kings 1 copy
THE BÂYSONGHORI MANUSCRIPT OF THE SHÂHNÂMEH OF FERDOWSI 1 copy
Shahname 1 copy
The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) (2011) 1 copy
The Epic of the Kings: Shah-Nama, the National Epic of Persia. Translated by Reuben Levy. (1967) 1 copy
Shâhnâmeh, le livre des rois persans (2021) 1 copy
The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi (Illustrated) 1 copy
The Epic of Kings: Shahnameh 1 copy
Zaloglu Rüstem 1 copy
Shahnameh Ferdowsi. Bar Asas e Noskhehe Noh-jeldi Chap e Moscow. Farsi Edition. Slipcased. (2016) 1 copy
Springs of Persian Wisdom 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۲ (از پادشاهی منوچهر تا پایان كار او) 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۹ (از داستان كیخسرو و افراسیاب تا سرانجام كیخسرو) 1 copy
The Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Volume 2. (Persian Text Series. New Series, no. 1.) 1 copy
The Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Volume 3. (Persian Text Series. New Series, no. 1.) 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۴ (از داستان كاووس و شاه مازندران تا پایان داستان… 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۵ (داستان سیاوش) 1 copy
The Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Volume 8. (Persian Text Series. New Series, no. 1.) (1987) 1 copy
The Shahnameh: The Book of Kings, Vol. 2 (1990) 1 copy
Fragmens relatifs à la religion de Zoroastre, extraits de manuscrits persans de la Bibliothèque du roi 1 copy
Turecka wersja Šāh-nāme z Egiptu Mameluckiego 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۶ (از داستان بازگشت كیخسرو به ایران تا پایان… 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۷ (از داستان كاموس تا پایان داستان جنگ رستم و اكوان… 1 copy
شاهنامه فردوسی ۸ (از داستان بیژن و منیژه تا پایان جنگ دوازده رخ) 1 copy
The Epic of Kings: Stories Retold from Firdusi (1883) 1 copy
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Associated Works

World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributor — 468 copies, 1 review
The Penguin Book of Dragons (2021) — Contributor — 134 copies
Dragons, Elves, and Heroes (1969) — Contributor — 122 copies
The Penguin Book of Demons (2024) — Contributor — 18 copies
Springs of Persian Wisdom (1969) — Contributor — 18 copies, 1 review
Lob der Geliebten : Klassische persische Dichtungen (1983) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Story of Rustem: And Other Persian Hero Tales from Firdusi (2001) 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

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

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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 |
The Lion and the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh… by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Demons, white and black, lots of fighting and tiny gorgeous miniatures
 
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farrhon | Jul 17, 2021 |
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings by Ferdowsi
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 |
Ghesehhayi Shahnameh Be Ravayate Atousa Salehi.… by Abulghasem Ferdowsi
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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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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