{"product_id":"gulistan-illustrated-the-rose-garden-isbn-9781838865924","title":"Gulistan Illustrated: The Rose Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered the most influential work from the classical age of Persian literature, Sa'di's \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e (‘The Rose Garden’) contains stories, anecdotes and poems offering advice and reflections on human existence, love, governing, education, and the nature of freedom – just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompleted in 1258, Sa'di's \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e (‘The Rose Garden’) contains a wide-ranging selection of stories, anecdotes and poems offering advice and reflections on human existence, love, governing, education, and the nature of freedom – just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full work contains some 595 short poems in Persian, consisting typically just under two couplets each. The stories are expressed in precise, minimalist language, providing psychological insight and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered the most influential work from the classical age of Persian literature from the tenth to sixteenth centuries, \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e was widely read across the Islamic world from Bengal to Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the modern era, the great works of Persian literature by Sa'di, Rumi and others have become known throughout the world, and \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e is the supreme work in a tradition that values clarity, simplicity and elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound in a traditional handmade style, this collection from \u003ci\u003eGulistan\u003c\/i\u003e is an attractive and accessible edition of Sa'di's work for any reader interested in classic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241639424229,"sku":"NP9781838865924","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781838865924_7031efcb-1332-4ca8-940a-2a7e15a67dbb.jpg?v=1771871942","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/gulistan-illustrated-the-rose-garden-isbn-9781838865924","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}