Conference of the birds, the
Auteur :
Attar, Farid
Éditeur :
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN :
9780140444346
Date de publication :
29 mars 1984
Dimensions :
19,8 x 12,9 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
180 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.