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The bostan of Saadi, in Persian with English translation, written in the 13th century by Saadi Shirazi ; translated by G.S. Davie ; compiled by Reza and Somayeh Nazari

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The bostan of Saadi, in Persian with English translation, written in the 13th century by Saadi Shirazi ; translated by G.S. Davie ; compiled by Reza and Somayeh Nazari

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The bostan of Saadi

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1015968633

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written in the 13th century by Saadi Shirazi ; translated by G.S. Davie ; compiled by Reza and Somayeh Nazari

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in Persian with English translation

Summary

Summary from page vii: "Born in Shiraz, Iran in 1184, Saadi is considered one of the greatest Persian poets of all time. Saadi's two books, the poetic Bostan, or Orchard (in 1257), and the prose Gulistan, the Rose Garden (in 1258), are regarded as supreme accomplishments of Persian literature. The Bostan is a description of Saadi's travels and analysis of human mindset. As Hart Edwards (one of bostan's translators) once said "This book is full of practical spiritual wisdom." The translation appearing in this book is provided by G.S. Davie, M.D. in 1882. This bilingual book can be useful for students and enjoyable for poetry lovers of any age. Not only will poems improve your Persian language, but they'll help your understanding of Persian culture."

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