- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd (15 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750947152
- ISBN-13: 978-0750947152
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 525,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Omar Khayyam, probably the world's favourite poet over the past two centuries, is known to millions simply as the author of the "Rubaiyat".
About the Author
Hazhir Teimourian is uniquely qualified to present this work. Born in the Kurdish highlands of Iran, Hazhir came to England to study. Educated in classical Persian and Arabic, he has been, for over 30 years, a commentator in English for a host of Western television stations on international relations and the Middle East. His first love has always been literature, and he has spent a decade researching Omar Khayyam's life.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This is an inspirational read by an author who is seeped in the history of the time. His translation of the 'authentic' quatrains are most moving and the best I have ever read. He understands what is authentic Khayyam and this he translates. His insight into the times of Khayyam is without equal, and his knowledge allows him to distinguish between FitzGerald's 1859 collection in the Bodleian, (158 quatrains) and the fifty seven which he is no doubt correct in attributing to Khayyam's Rubaiyat. If you have not heard the author Hazhir Teimourian on the BBC's Today progam, where he commentates on international relations, then you have missed a treat. But you do have this book, what a treat!! Wisdom from the Western Isles: The Making of a Mystic
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I read the poems many years ago, but this new translation is so clear that it's possibly even more beautiful. And I loved the story.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
For all lovers of the Rubbaiyat this is a must read. It fills in so much about the life of Omar Khayyam and the historical context of his life. I loved the new translation of the Rubbaiyat. Highly recommended.
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