Artist Talk:
Bruce Bahmani
[Creator of Rostam: Comic book adaptation of Tales of the Shahnameh]
 

Thursday February 23^rd ,2006
6:30 - 7:00 PM - Reception (Refreshments)
7:00 - 8:30 PM - Lecture

Arc– Meeting Room 1      See Directions at bottom
(Activities & Recreation Center)

[This event is recommended for Children and Adults of All Ages]
Book Signing with Author at the End of the Show

Bruce Behrouz Bahmani is the author of "Rostam: Tales of the Shahnameh" a comic book adaptation.  Helives and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Born in the U.S. in 1961, he moved with his parents to Iran where he lived until he was 18 . He left Iran in 1979 after the revolution. Half-Ghashghai, half-German, he attended Parthian and Iranzamin schools.

 

The Project: Over 5 years in development, Rostam: Tales of the Shahname, the American comic adaptation of the

Iranian/Persian epic poem by Ferdowsi has been published by Hyperwerks. Working  with American comic book specialists, this project is an American comic book designed to utilize the medium of the traditional comic book genre to introduce an important Iranian/Persian literary work to the western world.

 

The Original Poem:
Ferdowsi created the Shahnameh (The King's Letters" over 1,000 years ago and consists of over 60,000 verses taking over 35 years to create. It is the most complete documentation of Pre-Islamic Iranian culture, myth, and folklore, a wonderful world of fantasy and adventure.
 

[Sample pages from the comic book] [Book's Website] [Creator's Comments] [Compressed Catalogue]

 

Co-Organized by:

UC Davis Iranian Alumni Association

Middle Eastern/South Asian Studies Program
Iranian Students Cultural & Aesthetics Organization

Sponsored By:
Iranian.com
7rooz.com

Directions to UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) :
232 ARC (meeting room 1)
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

From BAY AREA
1. Take 1-80 E towards
VALLEJO/SACRAMENTO.
2. Take CA-113 NORTH RAMP towards
WOODLAND.
3. Merge onto CA-113 N.
4. Take the HUTCHINSON DR. exit
towards UC DAVIS.
5. Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp
6. Merge onto HUTCHINSON DR.
7. Turn LEFT onto LA RUE RD.
8. Turn RIGHT on ORCHARD DR and left into Visitor Parking Lot 35. 
 

From SACRAMENTO
1. Take I-80 W.
2. Take the exit toward UC DAVIS.
3. Turn RIGHT onto OLD DAVIS RD.
4. Turn LEFT on CALIFORNIA
(immediately after information kiosk)
5. Turn LEFT onto LA RUE RD.
6. Turn RIGHT on ORCHARD DR and left into Visitor Parking Lot 35. 
 

 

For more information contact Sina Ferdosi at (408) 7994427

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