{"product_id":"layli-and-majnun-nezami-ganjavi-9780143133995","title":"Layli and Majnun","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song \"Layla\" and that Lord Byron called \"the \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e of the East,\" in a masterly new translation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eLayli and Majnun\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nezami Ganjavi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143133993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143133995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Nezami Ganjavi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049234395391,"sku":"9780143133995","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a9a4976-aefc-43fe-b353-c5d327863bda.jpg?v=1685000419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/layli-and-majnun-nezami-ganjavi-9780143133995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}