Fathers and Sons: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol II.

magificent

colume two of the prodigious shahnameh is even more gloriously illustrated than the first. i was so exited when it arrived in the mail i had multiple paroxysms and while reading the book acted almost spasmodically everytime i looked at one of the many (over a hundred) full page (sometimes even 2 page) paintings. i can hardly wait for volume three!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the mage shahnameh is imo the most skillfully translated book in the english language and imo in the original farsi the greatest piece of literature we have at our hands. speaking of translation, i would like to point out just one small mistake. in this book it regards akvan as "the akvan div" in farsi akvan is "akvan-e div," or "akvan the div" other than this trifling mistake the book is the closest to perfect i have ever layed my eyes upon.