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The Conference of the Birds
Farid Attar
The Conference of the Birds
Farid Attar
"Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.
304 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 29, 1984 |
ISBN13 | 9780140444346 |
Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 126 × 195 × 15 mm · 228 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Darbandi, Afkham |
Translator | Davis, Dick |