{"product_id":"9780755600526","title":"The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam : A New Translation from the Persian","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Omar Khayyam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA repository of subversive, melancholic and existentialist themes and ideas, the rubaiyat (quatrains) that make up the collected poems attributed to the 12th century Persian astronomer Omar Khayyam have enchanted readers for centuries. In this modern translation, complete with critical introduction and epilogue, Juan Cole elegantly renders the verse for contemporary readers. Exploring such universal questions as the meaning of life, fate and how to live a good life in the face of human mortality, this translation reveals anew why this singular collection of poems has struck a chord with such a temporally and culturally diverse audience, from the wine houses of medieval Iran to the poets of Western twentieth century modernism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“'To read Juan Cole's deft, plain-spoken translation of the Rubáiyát\u003cbr\u003eis to find companionship, to rejoin a thousand-year human\u003cbr\u003econversation about how to endure, enjoy, and find a fleeting beauty\u003cbr\u003ein everlastingly dire times. The lucid, cogent and mind-opening\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue is a kind of grace, a gift freely given, from one of our\u003cbr\u003emost astonishing and generous intellects.'” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Moonglow (2017)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“'Omar Khayyam is a Persian treasure and Juan Cole's new\u003cbr\u003etranslation brings him anew to Western audiences who\u003cbr\u003efor centuries have been both delighted and educated by this\u003cbr\u003emedieval sage! Reading The Rubáiyát is a thrill – you feel the\u003cbr\u003eechoes of the 12th century seamlessly into our 21st, as this is\u003cbr\u003ea holy book of wisdom and magic. In another perilous era for\u003cbr\u003eIranians, it's wonderful to see this enchanting volume make\u003cbr\u003eits way through the world yet again!'” —\u003ci\u003ePorochista Khakpour, novelist, essayist and author of Brown Album (2020)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780755600526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40739349987534,"sku":"9780755600526","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b10b25a3-0989-4a80-a4b3-5e549e5a57e1.jpg?v=1641362262","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780755600526","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}