In the Shadow of Trees: The Collected Poetry of Abbas Kiarostami Contributor(s): Kiarostami, Abbas (Author), Tavassoly, Iman (Translator), Cronin, Paul (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1942782292 ISBN-13: 9781942782292 Publisher: Sticking Place Books OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
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BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Poetry |
Physical Information: 1.88" H x 5" W x 8" (2.28 lbs) 670 pages |
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Publisher Description: Between 2006 and 2011, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami 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). In 2015, shortly before his death, Kiarostami published two further volumes, the thematic anthology Night, his selections from a variety of classical and contemporary poets. These books are in addition to his three volumes of original verse: A Wolf on Watch (2005), With the Wind (2006) and Wind and Leaf (2011). In the Shadow of Trees brings together English translations of all these books. |