Kelidar (Persian: کلیدر) is a novel written by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi in Persian. The novel consists of 10 books in 5 volumes. The book was written in 15 years, and includes Iranian folkloric themes. Kelidar has been translated into different languages. Kelidar refers to the name of a mountain and a village in Khorasan, where the events of the novel took place. Source: Wikipedia (en)