Layla and Majnun

by Ganjavi Nizami, Niẓāmī Ganjavī

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Layla and Majnun

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The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the "religion of the heart," and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.

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Challenge: Read Around Asia Challenge
Country: Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan
Language: EN
Genre: Historical Poetry Romance
Recommended: 10 May 2023

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