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Book Title: The Shahnameh: The Persian Epic As World Literature
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Hamid Dabashi
Publication Name: Shahnameh : the Persian Epic As WORLD Literature
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
