An excellent translation of Nizami's 12th century poetic masterpiece of the legend of the romantic fool. Tale of the ideal lover, and allegory of the soul's search for God.
Nizami is the pen-name of Abu Muhammad Ilyas ibn Yusuf ibn Zaki Mu'ayyad (c.1141-1209), a poet from the Transcaucasian city of Ganja. The Story of Layla and Majnun is one of five epic poems written by Nizami, and is considered to be a classic work of Sufi literature.
