How Long to Read DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar

How Long Does it Take to Read DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar by Paul Smith

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DIVAN of 'ATTAR and ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by those of 'Attar... Farid al-din 'Attar is seen with Sana'i and Rumi (who he met and influenced) as one of the three most important Sufi Poet-Masters of the 13th century. He composed over forty books mainly in the epic masnavi form of rhyming couplets, his most famous being The Book of God and The Conference of the Birds. He also composed many powerful mystical poems in the ghazal form that influenced Sadi and Hafiz and all who came later and he was a master in the ruba'i form and couplets in his Pand-Nama or 'Book of Wisdom'. Here for the first time is a fine, large selection of his poems in the correct-rhyme structure with the beauty and meaning of many of his immortal poems. Included: Appendix 60 Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith, Inspired by those of 'Attar. Introduction: Life & Times of 'Attar and his Poetry and an essay on Sufi Poetry. Bibliography, Glossary. 402 pages. Large Format 7" x 10" paperback. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Ghalib, Iqbal, Rahman Baba, Bedil, Baba Farid, 'Iraqi, Iqbal and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

How long is DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar?

DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar by Paul Smith is 404 pages long, and a total of 102,616 words.

This makes it 136% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 20 minutes to read DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar aloud.

What Reading Level is DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar?

DIVAN of 'ATTAR and Ghazals by the Translator, Paul Smith Inspired by Those of 'Attar is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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