The Mirror for Princes: Kalila Wa Dimna - Paperback

$20.18

The Mirror for Princes: Kalila Wa Dimna - Paperback

Name: The Mirror for Princes: Kalila Wa Dimna - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9781840026702
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by Sulayman Al Bassam

$20.18

Book Overview

New writing based on the fables Kalila wa Dimna, one of the masterpieces of Eastern culture. Intended originally as a book of Council for Kings, literally, a 'mirror' for princes, these subtle and philosophical animal fables carry immense significance to all sections of Arab and Persian society, to this day. From India, via Persia, the tales reached the Arab world through the pen of Ibn Al-Muqaffa, court scribe, wit, and radical reformer.
The production locates Ibn Al-Muqaffa's work in its original historical context - Iraq circa 750 AD and the dawn of the Abbasid revolution - one of the most turbulent moments in Islamic history, and an age with all too many parallels to our own.
The Mirror for Princes opened at the Barbican in May 2006, in a production by Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre.

ISBN	9781840026702
Author	Sulayman Al Bassam
Publisher	Oberon Books
Genre	Arts and Drama
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2007
Language	ENG- English
Pages	96
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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