| Night: Poetry from the Classical Persian Canon Vol. 2 [Persian / English dual language] Contributor(s): Kiarostami, Abbas (Adapted by), Tavassoly, Iman (Translator), Cronin, Paul (Translator) |
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ISBN: 194278225X ISBN-13: 9781942782254 Publisher: Sticking Place Books OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 8" (1.26 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 2006 and 2011, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami - author of three books of original verse - released his selections from and adaptations of four masters of Persian poetry: Nima (1895 - 1960), Hafez, Saadi and Rumi (all from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries). This material is presented to English-speaking readers for the first time, in eight volumes: Nima's Water, Hafez's Wine, Saadi's Tears and Rumi's Fire. In 2015, Kiarostami published two further books, the dual anthology entitled Night, his selections from a variety of classical and contemporary poets. |