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02800aam a2200409 i 4500 001 91D134C8664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221117010035 008 210112s2021 nyu 000 j eng 010 $a 2020050392 020 $a 0231198795 020 $a 9780231198790 020 $a 0231198787 020 $a 9780231198783 035 $a (OCoLC)1224246985 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d TOH $d YDX $d J9U $d OCLCO $d NUI $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h per 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ir--- 050 00 $a PK6450.9.A1 $b S2613 2021 082 00 $a 891/.5531 $2 23 130 0 $a Samak-i Ê»AyyaÌr. $l English. 245 10 $a Samak the Ayyar : $b a tale of ancient Persia / $c translated by Freydoon Rassouli ; adapted by Jordan Mechner. 264 1 $a New York : $b Columbia University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a xv, 448 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "The adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia's thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in Iran. Samak is an ayyar, a warrior who comes from the common people and embodies the ideals of loyalty, selflessness, and honor-a figure that recalls samurai, ronin, and knights yet is distinctive to Persian legend. His exploits-set against an epic background of palace intrigue, battlefield heroics, and star-crossed romance between a noble prince and princess-are as deeply rooted in Persian culture as are the stories of Robin Hood and King Arthur in the West. However, this majestic tale has remained little known outside Iran. Translated from the original Persian by Freydoon Rassouli and adapted by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner, this timeless masterwork can now be enjoyed by English-speaking readers. A thrilling and suspenseful saga, Samak the Ayyar also offers a vivid portrait of Persia a thousand years ago. Within an epic quest narrative teeming with action and supernatural forces, it sheds light on the lives of ordinary people and their social worlds. This is the first complete English-language version of a treasure of world culture. The translation is grounded in the twelfth-century Persian text while paying homage to the dynamic culture of storytelling from which it arose"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a Translated from the Persian. 650 0 $a Tales $z Iran. 650 7 $a Tales. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01142246 651 7 $a Iran. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204889 655 7 $a Short stories. $2 lcgft 776 08 $i Online version: $t Samak the ayyar $d New York : Columbia University Press, 2021. $z 9780231552813 $w (DLC) 2020050393 700 1 $a Rassouli, $e translator. 700 1 $a Mechner, Jordan, $e adapter. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014734.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=91D134C8664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search