{"product_id":"gulistan-illustrated-the-rose-garden-13th-century-persian-poems-and-stories-9781838865924","title":"Gulistan Illustrated: The Rose Garden: 13th Century Persian Poems and Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered the most influential work from the classical age of Persian literature, Sa'di's \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e ('The Rose Garden') contains stories, anecdotes and poems offering advice and reflections on human existence, love, governing, education, and the nature of freedom - just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleted in 1258, Sa'di's \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e ('The Rose Garden') contains a wide-ranging selection of stories, anecdotes and poems offering advice and reflections on human existence, love, governing, education, and the nature of freedom - just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full work contains some 595 short poems in Persian, consisting typically just under two couplets each. The stories are expressed in precise, minimalist language, providing psychological insight and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered the most influential work from the classical age of Persian literature from the tenth to sixteenth centuries, \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e was widely read across the Islamic world from Bengal to Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the modern era, the great works of Persian literature by Sa'di, Rumi and others have become known throughout the world, and \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e is the supreme work in a tradition that values clarity, simplicity and elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound in a traditional handmade style, this collection from \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e is an attractive and accessible edition of Sa'di's work for any reader interested in classic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicknamed 'The Master of Speech', Sa'di Shirazi (1210-91) is widely recognised as one the greatest poets in the classical Persian literary tradition. His poem, Bani Adam, meaning 'Sons of Adam' or 'Human Beings', is installed in the United Nations building in New York. \u003cbr\u003eMahdi Salari Nasab holds a PhD in Philosophy and Public Law from the Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, and has published various titles about the works of Rumi, including an introduction to the Masnavi Ma'navi of Rumi, The Book of Shams-e Tabrizi and Living in Words, examining the intellectual and artistic heritage of Rumi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179086115090,"sku":"9781838865924","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_763c9c0e-3c67-45ae-b61e-5acec3ba0ec8.jpg?v=1775635446","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gulistan-illustrated-the-rose-garden-13th-century-persian-poems-and-stories-9781838865924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}