Description

In pictorial language, Chayyām contrasts a paradise in the hereafter with a life in this world: as a poet he sings about sensuality, lust for life and the beauty of nature, as a scientist and philosopher he unmasks superstitions, religious fairy tales and myths with eloquence and mockery.
The selection of verses with a knowledgeable eye for their authenticity comes from the Iranian poet Hedāyat (1903 Tehran – 1951 Paris), whose poetic essay introduces the life and work of Chayyām. With the beautiful, catchy and rhyming new translation by Kurt Scharf and its historical afterword, the verses of Chayyām are existential messages from the Orient of the 11th/12th century for today's occident.
With the calligraphy of the Persian script and the collages by Monica Schefold, the new bilingual edition from Sujet Verlag is a bibliophile treasure.