Works
Asadi's most significant work is Garshasp-nama (The Book (or Epic) of Garshasp). His other important contribution is a lexicon of the Modern Persian language (فرهنگ لغت فرس). Five of his Monāẓarāt (Debates in the form of poetry between two people or objects or concepts) are also extant.
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