[.ca] The Adventures of Amir Hamza (ISBN 0679643540)

A must for demon-hunters and dragon-enthusiasts:
Slap on your scimitar and join the adventure! The Indo-Islamic Dastan-e Amir Hamza is a rip-roaring, bawdy, magical journey into the fantastic life and exploits of Amir Hamza, the paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad. Originally a series of oral tales dating from the medieval period, this epic relates Hamza's love of the emperor Naushervan's daughter, Mehr-Nigar, and his struggle to win her hand, serve his emperor, and convert the infidels to the True Faith. Filled with fantastic beasts, fairies, giants, tricksters, warriors, kings, and mythical creatures of all stripes, the story is reminiscent of the tales of Homer and King Arthur and The Arabian Nights. Farooqi's unexpurgated and unabridged English translation from the Urdu is masterful, incorporating the elements and rhythms of the oral tradition and maintaining the wit and verbal style of the original. It is impossible to dislike a book that declares, "Some consume the eggplant and some are by the eggplant consumed." Destined to become a classic; highly recommended for all academic and public libraries. --Amanda Sprochi, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia (From Library Journal - Oct 15, 2007)

Fabulous:
I read this fascinating tale ages ago. But now to read it in this unabridged version and in fluid translation was exhilerating. In my opinion this tale is on par with the arabian nights. i highly recommend this for any lover of legends and folklore.