Description
Product ID: | 9780061905834 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Rumi: The Big Red Book |
Subtitle: | The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship |
Authors: | Author: Coleman Barks |
Page Count: | 512 |
Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Persian (Farsi) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature, this title is written by a medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the most popular poet in America. “Really, what other book would anyone ever need?” —Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Honeybee “Elegant and exquisite.” —Deepak Chopra, author of Muhammad, Jesus, and Buddha The Big Red Book is a poetic masterpiece from Jalaluddin Rumi, the medieval Sufi mystic whom Time magazine calls “the most popular poet in America.” Readers continue to be awed and inspired by Rumi’s masterfully lyrical, deeply expressive poems, collected in volumes such as The Illustrated Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, and the bestselling The Essential Rumi. With The Big Red Book, acclaimed poet and Rumi interpreter Coleman Barks offers a never-before-published translation of a crucial anthology of poems widely considered to be one of Persian literature’s greatest treasures. |
Imprint Name: | HarperOne |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2011-12-05 |