The Adventures of Amir Hamza
  • Published: 15 February 2012
  • ISBN: 9780812977448
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $35.00

The Adventures of Amir Hamza

Special abridged edition

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For fans of The Arabian Nights and Shahnameh (Book of Kings), a skillfully abridged trade paperback of a major, magical, Indo-Persian epic.

Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s remarkable abridged rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer’s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.
  • Published: 15 February 2012
  • ISBN: 9780812977448
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $35.00
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Praise for The Adventures of Amir Hamza

  • "The Iliad and Odyssey of medieval Persia, a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga...in an interpretation so fluent that it is a pleasure to sit down and lose oneself in it." --The New York Times Book Review
  • "It's hard to think of an epic more dazzlingly splendid....Farooqi has given world literature a gift....The classical pantheon populated by indomitable Achilles, cunning Odysseus and righteous King Arthur will now be joined by a new beloved hero: mercurial, mighty Amir Hamza, astride his winged demon steed." --Time International
  • "A marvelous dovetailing of fantasy, history and religion...This sensitive new translation by Musharraf Ali Farooqi is filled with lyrical resonance....[Readers] will love losing themselves in this complex yet ancient world of the imagination." --The Washington Post Book World

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