Stephen King has written about 65 books at this point, and by the time you finish reading this article, it'll probably be 66. Not all of them are winners, but he's batting at such a high average that ...

The Shahnama or Book of Kings is an epic poem written in 1010 and containing about 60,000 couplets. Its author was Abu Al-Qasim Firdausi. Unique and lavish renditions of this story have been created ...

Stephen King shares his thoughts on adapting his books for screens, emphasizing the importance of staying true to his stories ...

If there’s one character any Iranian can name from the Shahnameh, it’s Rostam. A valiant hero like none other in the book, he battles with divs (devils), gets kings out of sticky situations ...

The book of kings A new exhibition shows Persian miniatures at their finest. Sep 16th 2010 | Share. Fairy-tale world. THRONGING with heroes and villains, demons and dragons and deeds of derring-do ...

Just in time for the celebration, there's a new English translation of the Shahnameh, the "Persian Book of Kings." The epic was written over the course of 35 years, begun in the 10th century and ...

An epic poem written in the 11th Century helped save the Persian language, writes Joobin Bekhrad. To say that, by and large, we Iranians are proud of our ancient culture and the Persian language ...