{"product_id":"the-birds-journey-to-mount-qaf-hardcover","title":"The Birds' Journey to Mount Qaf - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanessa Hodgkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eHooda Shawa Qaddumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem \"The Conference of the Birds,\" this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the medieval Persian style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt was one night while soaring in the Chinese sky, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI heard people talk of a great bird that flew by, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalled Simurgh, the greatest bird alive, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho dwells on Mount Qaf, where he is said to thrive, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUpon a giant mountain unlike any other seen, covered with trees, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Samarkand, across seven valleys and seven seas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHooda Shawa Qaddumi\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English as a Second Language at Kuwait University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eVanessa Hodgkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Levy-Plumb Artist in Residence at Christ's College, Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanessa Hodgkinson is the Levy-Plumb Artist in Residence at Christ's College, Cambridge. Hooda Shawa Qaddumi teaches English as a Second Language at Kuwait University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 11.21 x 11.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48376533024989,"sku":"9780863564437","price":38.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/McwZMESzIx9780863564437.webp?v=1786801733","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-birds-journey-to-mount-qaf-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}