{"product_id":"samak-the-ayyar-freydoon-rassouli-9780231198790","title":"Samak the Ayyar: A Tale of Ancient Persia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia's thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in Iran. Samak is an \u003ci\u003eayyar\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the original Persian by Freydoon Rassouli and adapted by \u003ci\u003ePrince of Persia\u003c\/i\u003e creator Jordan Mechner, this timeless masterwork can now be enjoyed by English-speaking readers. A thrilling and suspenseful saga, \u003ci\u003eSamak the Ayyar \u003c\/i\u003ealso 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Freydoon Rassouli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231198795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231198790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 1.18d","brand":"Freydoon Rassouli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994576978175,"sku":"9780231198790","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf659fc5-53c8-49e5-94fc-96986209cd9a.jpg?v=1683330977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/samak-the-ayyar-freydoon-rassouli-9780231198790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}