The Conference of the Birds
$19.55
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 August 1984
Summary
A new edition of the acclaimed translation, by Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis, of this masterpiece of Persian literature.
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar’s great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world whe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444346 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140444343 |
| Author: | Farid Attar, Afkham Darbandi, Dick Davis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 August 1984 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This felicitous translation is a classic and reaches the widest possible audience.” – David Azzolina, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
“This felicitous translation is a classic and reaches the widest possible audience.” — David Azzolina, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
About The Author
Farid Attar
Dick Davis is an English-American poet and translator. Before the Islamic Revolution, Davis lived in Iran and taught English at the University of Tehran. Davis is now a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is considered to be one of the world’s foremost translators of Persian literature.
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