The Conference of the Birds

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Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king. Attar's beguiling anecdotes and humor intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, while his poem models the soul's escape from the mind's rational embrace.

Sholeh Wolpe re-creates for modern readers the beauty and timeless wisdom of the original Persian, in contemporary English verse and poetic prose.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780393355543
Published: May 2018

Number of pages: 384
Width: 137 mm
Height: 203 mm
Depth: 23 mm

Publisher: WW Norton & Co