Attar
The Conference of the Birds
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393355543
- author:
- Attar
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 20.32 x 13.72 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Inspirational & Religious
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Conference of the Birds is an epic poem about the soul's search for meaning. Written by Attar, it recounts the perilous journey of birds to Mount Qaf in search of their king, Simorgh.
This magnificent allegorical tale weaves together beguiling anecdotes and humor with the sublime and the mundane, the spiritual and the worldly. Sholeh Wolpé's translation brings the beauty and timeless wisdom of the original Persian poem to modern readers in contemporary English verse and poetic prose.
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