Layli and Majnun - Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis (Translator) torrent

Category: Adults, Classic, General Fiction, Poetry
Language: English
Keywords: 12th Century Classics Fiction Iran Islam Literature Medieval Novels Poetry Romance

Written by Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis (Translator)
Read by Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi, Sean Rohani
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

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.

The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a 12th-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.

This audiobook includes a PDF that contains notes from the book.

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 02-09-21