Layli and Majnun
€18.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780143133995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nezami Ganjavi |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.224 |
| Publishing Date | 29/07/2021 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €17.83 |
| Tax | €1.07 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €18.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
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.