{"product_id":"rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-by-omar-khayyam-9781399614122","title":"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best-loved, bestselling poem ever published - a poem that embraces the theme 'seize the moment'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One thing is certain, that \u003cb\u003eLife flies\u003c\/b\u003e; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe epic, beautiful poem \u003ci\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/i\u003e is widely attributed to Omar Khayyam. As much a philosopher as a poet, he was a Persian astronomer, who praised \u003cb\u003ethe beauties of nature, the essence of love, the mysteries of existence, the limits of private life and the joys of wine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated in 1857 by Edward Fitzgerald, it was originally published in English anonymously, but was later discovered and promoted by the Pre-Raphaelites, who would have empathised with many of the poem's themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished here as part of the Great Poets series, it is without doubt one of the greatest works of literature of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471485223148,"sku":"9781399614122","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399614122-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam.jpg?v=1775244911","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-by-omar-khayyam-9781399614122","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}