Story of Barzu

Gabrielle van den Berg, lecturer in Persian at the University of Leiden.Ravshan Rahmoni is professor of Tajik literature at the University of Dushanbe.

• Introduction by Rav.an Rahmoni: the Barzunoma in Boysun 2. Translator's note, Gabrielle van den Berg 3. The story of Barzu as told by Jura Kamol, Pasurxi, Boysun, 1995 4. The story of Barzu as told by Mullorav.an, Pasurxi, Boysun, 2007 5. Appendix 1: The story of Barzu as told by Jura Kamol in the dialect of Pasurxi 6. The story of Barzu as told by mullorav.an in the dialect of Pasurxi

"The aim of the authors is comparable to the noble mission of the author of the most famous version of the Shahnama epic tradition written down a millennium ago by the poet Firdawsi, who adapted many stories of Persian, Scythian and Parthian folklore and created an iconic collective national identity symbol." - Dr F.I. Melville, Head of the Shahnama Centre, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge