{"product_id":"layli-and-majnun-penguin-classics-9780143133995b","title":"Layli and Majnun (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song \"Layla\" and that Lord Byron called \"the \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e of the East,\" in a masterly new translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, \u003ci\u003eLayli and Majnun\u003c\/i\u003e tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs 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. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819770450000,"sku":"9780143133995B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780143133995-l.jpg?v=1785877288","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/layli-and-majnun-penguin-classics-9780143133995b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}