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Sneak Peak at Juan Cole’s Exciting new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Juan Cole 04/25/2020

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Bloomsbury is offering a Sneak peak at The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in Juan Cole’s new, “radically modern” translation.

.@ibtauris is publishing @jricole
's new, radically modern translation of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on April 30th. Find a sneak peek here: https://t.co/ZyFDW6wcma and DM us if you'd like a review copy #Rubaiyat #translation #persian #literature #poetry #OmarKhayyam pic.twitter.com/CRjG4e7tiS

— Juan Cole (@jricole) April 24, 2020

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Bloomsbury!

Nicola’s Books

Or available wherever fine books are sold.

Here is what reviewers are saying:

    “’To read Juan Cole’s deft, plain-spoken translation of the Rubáiyát
    is to find companionship, to rejoin a thousand-year human
    conversation about how to endure, enjoy, and find a fleeting beauty
    in everlastingly dire times. The lucid, cogent and mind-opening
    Epilogue is a kind of grace, a gift freely given, from one of our
    most astonishing and generous intellects.’” ―Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Moonglow (2017)

    “’Omar Khayyam is a Persian treasure and Juan Cole’s new
    translation brings him anew to Western audiences who
    for centuries have been both delighted and educated by this
    medieval sage! Reading The Rubáiyát is a thrill – you feel the
    echoes of the 12th century seamlessly into our 21st, as this is
    a holy book of wisdom and magic. In another perilous era for
    Iranians, it’s wonderful to see this enchanting volume make
    its way through the world yet again!’” ―Porochista Khakpour, novelist, essayist and author of Brown Album (2020)

Filed Under: Iran, Juan Cole, Omar Khayyam, poetry

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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