{"product_id":"the-birds-journey-to-mount-vanessa-hodgkinson-9780863564437","title":"The Birds' Journey to Mount Qaf","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem \"The Conference of the Birds,\" this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the medieval Persian style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt was one night while soaring in the Chinese sky, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI heard people talk of a great bird that flew by, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalled Simurgh, the greatest bird alive, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho dwells on Mount Qaf, where he is said to thrive, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUpon a giant mountain unlike any other seen, covered with trees, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Samarkand, across seven valleys and seven seas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHooda Shawa Qaddumi\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English as a Second Language at Kuwait University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eVanessa Hodgkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Levy-Plumb Artist in Residence at Christ's College, Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Hodgkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863564437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863564437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.21h x 11.32w x 0.51d","brand":"Vanessa Hodgkinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372325982463,"sku":"9780863564437","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f40f011-6adc-4b63-ba2c-ad69980ef4f5.jpg?v=1732725634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birds-journey-to-mount-vanessa-hodgkinson-9780863564437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}