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Vis and Ramin

Fakhraddin Gorgani - Author
Dick Davis - Translator
Dick Davis - Editor
Dick Davis - Introduction by
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 576 pages | ISBN 9780143105626 | 07 Apr 2009 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
Vis and Ramin
A classic Persian tale of war and forbidden love in the eleventh century

Believed by scholars to be the inspiration for Tristan and Isolde, Vis and Ramin was written between 1050 and 1055 and is considered the first epic Persian romance. At the heart of the story is Vis, daughter of the queen of Mah and promised to Mobad, King of Marv. Against a background of court intrigue, broken promises, and open conflict, Vis finds herself escorted to her future husband by his brother, Ramin—an impetuous prince who cannot help falling in love with his charge and jeopardizing the fate of two realms. Vis and Ramin, a masterpiece of psychological perceptiveness, is an epic with timeless appeal.

“A masterpiece of both its author’s and its translator’s arts.”
—Ray Olson, Booklist


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