Middle Eastern

This brilliant new treatment of the world's oldest epic is a literary event on par with Seamus Heaney's wildly popular Beowulf translation. Esteemed translator and best-selling author Stephen Mitchell energizes a heroic tale so old it predates Homer's Iliad by more than a millennium. In the...

The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran—now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation...

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this literature to a wide range of listeners....

This masterful translation brings legendary heroes, tragic destinies, sweeping romances, colossal monsters, and fearless warriors vividly to life, unfolding a mythic saga that spans thousands of years.

A vibrant selection of poems by the great Persian mystic with groundbreaking translations by Haleh Liza Gafori, an American poet of Persian descent.

Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning....

Ever feel lost in translation? With the NET Full-notes Edition of the Holy Bible, you don’t need to be. Modern readers can find it challenging to connect with the ancient words and cultural contexts of the biblical writers. The NET offers a completely new solution: pairing a readable, everyday...

The Way of the Sufi presents an unparalleled cross-section of material from Sufi schools, Sufi teachings, and classical writings as a basic course of Sufi study....

Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award “What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity.” —Saadi Yousef “There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will...

He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel....

Ecstatic Sufi Poetry Comes Alive To fully experience the ecstatic poetry of the Middle and Near East, you must hear it as originally intended: stirred ablaze by inspired music and rhythms before a live audience. On I Want Burning, Coleman Barks fuses his passionate scholarship with a deep...

In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....

From the award-winning author of The Parisian and Enter Ghost comes an outstanding essay on the Palestinian struggle and the power of narrative.

Brought to you by Penguin. Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for...

Jalaluddin Rumi, a spiritual mystic of the Islamic world, is recognized as one of the most influential poets in history. His words are charged with an unequalled blend of literary genius and spiritual wisdom. No matter how often we listen to Rumi, each time is always the first time....

Published in English for the first time, and the only Arabic epic named for a woman, The Tale of Princess Fatima recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary medieval warrior universally known throughout the Middle East and long overdue to join world literature's pantheon of female heroes. A...

Ventura, una hermosa joven turca, debe viajar a México para casarse con Lázaro según la decisión de su familia.

This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family.

Learn how the life of this Lebanese immigrant has positioned him to artistically capture the hearts, minds, and souls of readers for generations, making him one of the world’s best-selling poets....

Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable...

The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi....

As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these words, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain....

Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza....

The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It is Gibran's best-known work....

The Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran: Deluxe Edition is a rich anthology that gathers the timeless poetry, prose, and philosophical essays of Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran, whose work explores love, spirituality, wisdom, and the human experience with lyrical depth and insight.

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.