Ferdowsi Shahnameh: A Genius of Persian literature
29 Dec 2020
13m
Fiction Beast · Arts & Culture
Fiction Beast
What makes us human? We tell stories. I believe great works of literature tell the emotional tale of human existence as we try to make sense of our existence and the world we live in, thus I consider fiction a distilled form of truth, coming from the depth of our subconscious mind.
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