The Story of the Seven Princesses by Nizami Ganjavi, R. Gelpke

The Story of the Seven Princesses

Nizami Ganjavi, R. Gelpke with George Hill (Translator), Elsie Hill (Translator)

174 pages • first pub 1832 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous reflective medium-paced
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The romance of the Haft Paykar ("Seven Beauties") is one of the great works of Persian literature. Completed in 1197 by the poet Nizami of Ganja, it is an allegorical romance of great beauty and depth, and its central theme of self-knowledge as th...

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