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Layli and Majnun

By Nezami Ganjavi
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

By Nezami Ganjavi
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

By Nezami Ganjavi
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

By Nezami Ganjavi
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

By Nezami Ganjavi
Read by Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi and Sean Rohani
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

By Nezami Ganjavi
Read by Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi and Sean Rohani
Introduction by Dick Davis
Translated by Dick Davis
Notes by Dick Davis

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Feb 09, 2021 | ISBN 9780143133995

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Feb 09, 2021 | 458 Minutes

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    About Layli and Majnun

    The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton’s unforgettable love song “Layla” and that Lord Byron called “the Romeo and Juliet of the East,” in a masterly new translation

    A Penguin Classic

    The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami’s immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.

    About Layli and Majnun

    The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton’s unforgettable love song “Layla” and that Lord Byron called “the Romeo and Juliet of the East,” in a masterly new translation

    A Penguin Classic

    The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami’s immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.

    About Layli and Majnun

    The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton’s unforgettable love song “Layla” and that Lord Byron called “the Romeo and Juliet of the East,” in a masterly new translation


    The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami’s immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.

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    Product Details

    Category: Poetry | Fairy Tales | Fiction Classics

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Feb 09, 2021 | 320 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143133995

    Category: Poetry | Fairy Tales | Fiction Classics

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Feb 09, 2021 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780525505778

    Category: Poetry | Fairy Tales | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Feb 09, 2021 | 458 Minutes | ISBN 9780593393482

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    Praise

    “A highly engaging tale of impossible love . . . The first verse translation of the 12th-century Persian poet Nezami . . . Davis’s rhythmic translation is full of lush imagery.” ―Publishers Weekly

    “Nezami . . . paints a visionary world full of erotic tension and trepidation which is both sublimated and enriched with psychological chiaroscuro.” ―Italo Calvino

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