Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi - Hardcover

Rumi, Mevlana J.; Moyne, John

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9780939660179: Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi
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ISBN 10: 0939660172 ISBN 13: 9780939660179
Publisher: Threshold Books, 1986

Synopsis

In some languages of the Middle East the word for rain and the word for grace are the same. These quatrains are evidence of the invisible grace falling on our earth a grace received by the mature spirit of master poet, Jelaluddin Rumi.

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About the Author

Coleman Barks, Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, is Rumi's premier English translator. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
John Moyne is a Persian scholar and Emeritus Professor and former head of Linguistics at the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273) was not only a poet, mystic, and the founder of a Sufi order, he was a man of profound insight into the nature of human existence and possibly the greatest mystical poet of any age.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Persian

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Publisher
Threshold Books
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0939660172
ISBN 13 
9780939660179
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
160
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