Book description
One of the great works of Persian literature in a masterful new translation
Called 'the Romeo and Juliet of the East' by Lord Byron, Layli and Majnun is a classic tale of forbidden love that gained widespread popularity following its depiction in this twelfth-century narrative poem. Much like the lovers…
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1 author picked Layli and Majnun as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The classic Middle Eastern romance in lively rhyming couplets translated vivaciously by Dick Davis. It’s a story of many layers with extraordinary resonances, not surprisingly it’s been compared with Romeo and Juliet, which it predates by several centuries.
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