Tale of Four Dervishes

Informationen zum Autor Mir Amman Klappentext A dazzling Urdu epic that evokes a magical Indo-Muslim world Originally composed in the fourteenth century and made popular in 1803 by Mir Amman's colloquial retelling, this wonderfully entertaining story paints a portrait of a distant and colorful time and place. In despair at having no son to succeed him, the king of Turkey leaves his palace to live in seclusion. Soon afterward, however, he encounters four wandering dervishes-three princes and a rich merchant-who have been guided to Turkey by a supernatural force that prophesied their meeting. As the five men sit together in the dead of night sharing their tales of lost love, a magnificent landscape reveals courtly intrigue and romance, fairies and djinn, oriental gardens and lavish feasts. Zusammenfassung Serves as an example of Urdu fiction that provides a glimpse into the customs, beliefs and people of the time.

Product details

• Authors: Mir Amman, Mohammed Zakir
• Assisted by: Mohammed Zakir (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2006
• EAN: 9780140455182
• ISBN: 978-0-14-045518-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature