{"product_id":"layli-and-majnun-by-nezami-ganjavi-9780143133995","title":"Layli and Majnun","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLayli and Majnun\u003c\/em\u003e is the Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song \"Layla\" and that Lord Byron called \"the Romeo and Juliet of the East,\" presented here in a masterly new translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis iconic love story of the Middle East, written by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, unfolds with the tale of star-crossed lovers. Their union is tragically thwarted by their families, yet their passion continues to ripple out across the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheirs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is a tour de force of Persian literature, presented in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47357988438252,"sku":"9780143133995","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26141933482238.jpg?v=1772757409","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/layli-and-majnun-by-nezami-ganjavi-9780143133995","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}