Kalilah and Dimnah Stories for Young Adults - Islamic Classics for Young Adults

Jalalu'l-Din Rumi (author), Rose Ghajar Bakhtiar (illustrator), Muhammad Nur Abdus Salam (translator), Muhammad Abdus Salam (translator)

Paperback (01 Jan 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A masterpiece of Persian literature in its most elaborate style, it was written in Sanskrit over 2500 years ago and translated from Sanskrit to Pahlavi to Arabic and finally in 1144 CE to Persian which is the basis of this English translation. The names Kalilah and Dimnah are the names of two jackals who are advisors to the lion king. It is also believe that these stories formed the basis of Aesop's Fables.

Book information

ISBN:	9781930637078
Publisher:	Kazi Publications
Imprint:	Kazi Publications
Pub date:	01 Jan 2000
DEWEY:	398.245
Language:	English
Number of pages:	171
Weight:	272g
Height:	230mm
Width:	153mm
Spine width:	11mm