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'Vi har de døde med os' handler om de sidste halvandet år af besættelsen. Forfatteren og historikeren Paul Smith lader de små historier træde frem, komiske og underfundige. De små og større fortællinger væves sammen og en af de vigtigste epoker i Danmarkshistorien bliver fortalt på en ny og vedkommende måde. Et eksempel: den unge Viggo Kampmann fulgte tit med statsministeren, den 62-årige Vilhelm Buhl, hjem fra Finansministeriet, når de skulle med linje 5 til Amager. De var blevet venner og ifølge Kampmann var der opstået en slags far-søn-forhold. På bagperronen med maskinstøj og rystelser kunne de tale frit om det meste uden at vække opmærksomhed. På Amagerbrogade stod Buhl af, mens Kampmann fortsatte 4-5 stoppesteder til villaen på Luganovej som også var mødested for Frit Danmark og i resten af krigen blev der med Wilhelm Buhls viden trukket store beløb fra Finansministeriets kasse, som finansierede modstandsbevægelsens arbejde. Sådanne velfortalte historier fra dagbøgernes inderste mørke er typiske for Smiths tre bøger, der tilsammen tegner et forrygende og uundværligt billede af det danske liv og en danske måde under det som historikerne kalder de fem forbandede år.
The release on DVD of the original series of Doctor Who is probably the most comprehensive presentation of a television programme ever produced.Not only are the episodes themselves digitally restored to pristine quality using the best surviving materials and innovative new techniques, but each disc is packed with supplementary features that examine the making, broadcast and legacy of this ground-breaking show.Now every disc, every episode and every extra has been collated and chronicled to guide viewers old and new on their journey through the intriguing history of Doctor Who, all fully indexed for easy reference. PRINT EDITION NOW UPDATED WITH FULL DETAILS OF THE LAST CLASSIC WHO RELEASE, 'THE UNDERWATER MENACE'.If you're only just learning about the show's past then this book will guide you through the adventure ahead. If you're still building your collection it will help you discover further stories you're sure to enjoy. And if you already have every release, then the CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO DVD COMPENDIUM is your ultimate companion to the complete range.
En dokumentarisk roman om Danmark under besættelsenRomanen udspiller sig i tidsrummet november 1940 til august 1943. Bogen er en selvstændig fortsættelse af Smiths roman Kampen om Staunings stol.I ca. 100 kapitler skildrer Paul Smith besættelsestidens historie og føler en række tidens hoved- og bipersoner på tænderne – og følger dem ud ad historiens skæve gang.Blandt de gennemgående personer er politimedarbejder Bergstrøm på Politikken. Bergstrøm vil gerne skrive, men må ikke. Udenrigsminister Scavenius havde store indflydelse på bladet. Renthe-Fink er besættelsesmagtens kultiverede repræsentant, og udenrigsminister Scavenius der spiller en aktiv hovedrolle i bestræbelserne på at have et godt forhold til besættelsesmagten. Både Hitler og Stalin og Churchill kommer til orde i romanen, og en gennemgående person er desuden trafikminister Gunnar Larsen, som var F.L. Smiths mand i regeringen. Blandt kulturlivets fremtræden personligheder ses Hal Koch og Løgstrup samt den mere og mere patriotiske præst fra Vestjylland Kaj Munk.I tiden op til august 1943 fandt der gradvist en klimaskifte sted. Visionerne om et nyt Europa var efter Stalingrad ikke længere så attraktive. Med kildeliste og litteraturangivelser.
Efter at de svenske myndigheder grundigt havde forkludret opklaringen af mordet på Olof Palme i 1986, godt hjulpet af Lisbeth Palme, så etablerede man mange år efter et samarbejde med profileksperten James Clarke.I slutningen af 1990’erne udsendtes mordkommissionens hvidbog, hvori alle spor og mistænkte blev gennemgået. Denne hvidbog læste Paul Smith – og opklarede mordgåden.Christer Andersson var morderen! Samme opfattelse havde såvel James Clarke som den svenske profilekspert fra Mordkommissionen Ulf Åsgård.Faktuelle kendsgerninger har imidlertid ikke interesseret pressen, mener Paul Smith. For pressen er sandheden sådan set ligegyldig. Det handler om info-tainment eller med et mere moderne ord om fake-news i et samfund, der er blevet mere og mere post-faktuelt.Det er temaet for Paul Smiths fjerde bog om Palme-mordet.Pressens rolle i det post-faktuelle samfund er blevet at producere historier og gøglebilleder fra en postfaktuel verden.Bogen er let illustreret.
Den konverterede muslim Wahid Abu Svensson - med øgenavnet ´Imamen´ - bliver halshugget i sit gamle hus, dybt inde i en skov i det nordlige Halland. Opklaringen prioriteres imidlertid lavt hos Göteborgs politi, da de fleste tror, at forbryderen er den lokale nazist, og at han nok snart vil tilstå. Sådan kommer det imidlertid ikke til at gå.Kort tid efter det første mord myrdes endnu en imam i Århus, og efter karrikatur-krisen vækker mordet straks international opmærksomhed, og de danske myndigheder sætter alle til rådighed stående midler ind på at finde gerningsmanden. Man frygter naturligvis, at det skal hedde sig i Mellemøsten - og i Sverige, at det er den danske stat, som har myrdet den unge imam fra Grimhøjmoskeen i forstaden Gellerup. Eksporten er følsom, og tanken om erhvervslivets fleksible topfolk fremkalder nervøse trækninger hos ordensmagtens ledende kommissærer.Udsigten til at opklare mordene er ikke gode, ingen i Göteborgs politi er meget for at tage til Århus. Derfor hyres den tidligere kriminalopdager Jan Åkesson til opgaven. Han taler dansk og udfører af og til specialopgaver for svensk politi, efter at han sammen med sin kæreste, Helena Maria Cirio, opklarede mordet på Olof Palme.
ZEN-GOLF & MURDER! A Miles Driver Golfing-Mystery by Paul Smith. Golfing champion and ex-homicide detective Miles Driver, his beautiful wheelchair-bound new wife Clare and his recently discovered mysterious father and caddie Spider Walker are in Japan for their Open Championship. Almost immediately Clare is kidnapped and Driver's new sponsor the giant Japanese golfing product corporation Fun-Tee inform him that their founder and legendary golfing master Itichi, inventor of the revolutionary and potentially lucrative Zen-Golf method of playing has also been taken. Can Driver play the games of golf and love and rediscover the essence of Zen-Golf? Golf was never like this before... neither was Japan, nor Zen! Pocketbook Paperback 5" x 8" 210 pages. Don't miss also... GOLF CAN BE... MURDER! Another Miles Driver Golfing-Mystery by Paul Smith. Playboy and infamous U.S. golfer, Parley Brown is found dead on the 17th hole of the world famous Royal Melbourne Golf Course. Miles Driver, ex-homicide detective turned golf pro. is about to hit off in his first professional golf tournament, The Australian Open. The last thing he, or the P.G.A. or Chief Inspector Teddy Bullock needs is a murder on their hands, especially when suspects include the beautiful vice-squad cop Clare Somerville, his Scottish caddie the mysterious Spider Walker, a powerful Melbourne crime family and a dozen or so of the world's top golfers. The tournament must go on and Driver has until the end to find the killer. Pocket Book Mystery 5" x 8" 275 pages. Paul Smith is a poet, golfer, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays.
HAFIZ IN THE PRESENT: Ghazals of Hafiz and those by his translator Paul Smith. There is really no equivalent to the ghazal (pronounced guz'el) in English poetry. As a matter of fact, the ghazal is a unique form and its origin has been argued about for many centuries. Some say that the first was composed by Adam, the first poet and Perfect Master. Many ghazals Paul Smith has composed were inspired by his translation of the Divan of Hafiz. Hafiz of Shiraz (1320-1392) was the greatest exponent of this ancient form. In this book Paul Smith used the first couplets from his translations of the ghazals of Hafiz. These are often about Meher Baba, his Spiritual Master. Hafiz's poems and those of his translator with notes are here published for the first time together. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Hafiz; Life, Times & Poetry of Paul Smith; Life, Times & Work & Poetry of Meher Baba; The Ghazal in World Poetry, The Greatest Poets of the Ghazal; Glossary. Correct form has been achieved in the translations & all poems inspired by them. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format ("8.5 x 11") 444 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author, translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Bulleh Shah, Ghalib, Iqbal, Abu Nuwas, Makhfi, Dara Shikoh, and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa
DIVAN OF SADI... Ghazals, Ruba'is, Masnavis, Qit'as, Pand-Nama. (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Revised, Centered Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Sadi of Shiraz (1210-1291), a contemporary of Rumi who influenced him, was a Perfect Master Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as many hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Sadi was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout the Middle-East, North Africa and India and many of the incidents he experienced he wrote down in his two most famous works when he finally returned to his beloved birth-place. Sadi's mystical love poetry, his ghazals, although almost unknown in the West, are loved by his fellow-countrymen almost as much as those of Hafiz whom he greatly influenced. Here for the first time in English they can be read in all their beauty and power and spirit. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. All of the wonderful 603 ghazals and many of his ruba'is, some of his qit'as, masnavis, & his Pand-Nama (Book of Wisdom) have been translated in clear, modern, meaningful, correct-rhyming English. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Sadi and his influence on the East and the West and on the form and meaning of the ghazal and the ruba'i and a Glossary and a Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) and Large Format ("8.5 x 11") Edition. 558 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan' "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Shah Latif, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, 'Iraqi, Ghalib, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn Farid, Rab'ia, Majnun, Mansur Hallaj, Rahman Baba, Jigar, Seemab and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa
HAFEZ FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Selected Ghazals of Hafez and Ghazals inspired by them by his Translator Paul Smith. The ghazal, spiritual love poems or mystical blues in a strict rhyming-structure, are still very popular in the Indian Sub-continent and the Middle-East of today. It is the oldest of all forms of poetry. The greatest Master of the ghazal was Hafez of Shiraz (1320-1392). This is a completely revised edition of a poetic translation of hundreds of Hafez's masterpieces from his Divan. The spiritual and historical and human content is here in understandable, beautiful poetry: the correct rhyme-structure has been achieved, without intruding, in readable English for the first time. Each poem is followed by a ghazal by his translator for many years Paul Smith, using the first couplets of Hafez's ghazals for inspiration, truly relevant for this age, as do remain those of Hafez. Gertrude Bell: "It is as if his mental Eye, endowed with wonderful acuteness of vision, had penetrated into those provinces of thought which we of a later age were destined to inhabit." In the Introduction Hafez's life story is told in greater detail than anywhere else; his spirituality is explored, the form and function and influence of his poetry on the east & west .Included are notes to many poems, glossary, selected bibliography and two appendixes. Meher Baba: "There is no equal to Hafiz in poetry. He was a Perfect Master ... His Divan is the best book in the world because it engenders feelings which ultimately lead to illumination." Large print (14pt) & Large Format Paperback (8" x 10"). 521 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's Divan "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Iqbal, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, many others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books, screenplays.
THE THREE GREATEST FEMALE SUFI PERSIAN POETS Mahsati, Jahan & Makhfi. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. MAHSATI (1098-1185) lived in Ganjeh when Sultan Sanjar reigned. She was a court, dervish (Sufi) and ribald poet. She knew Nizami (she is said to have been buried in his mausoleum) and Omar Khayyam... and like Omar composed only in the ruba'i form and must be considered not only a master of that form but also to have helped to revolutionize it. She was famous and also infamous for her truly liberated behaviour. She was an influence on perhaps Iran's greatest female poet JAHAN Khatun. She was the daughter of the king of one of Shiraz's most turbulent times (14th century) Masud Shah; pupil and lifelong friend of the world's greatest mystical, lyric poet, Hafiz of Shiraz; imprisoned for twenty years while her daughter mysteriously died; open-minded and scandalous... the beautiful, petite princess who abdicated her royalty twice; one of Iran's greatest mystical lyric poets...whose Divan is four times the size of Hafiz's. MAKHFI (1638-1702) pen-name meaning 'concealed', was Zeb-un-Nissa the beautiful and talented oldest daughter of the strict Muslim Emperor of India, Aurangzeb. She was imprisoned for 20 years for her Sufi views and conspiring with a brother against him. Her over 550 ghazals and ruba'is in Persian are deep, spiritual and at times truly heartbreaking. Complete biographies on all poets. Selected Bibliographies. Correct forms and meaning are preserved in all poems. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Paperback 597 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays.
THREE ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri, Selected Poems. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. The Abbasid Caliphate that ruled the Islamic world was the golden age of Islamic culture. It ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the longest and most influential of the Islamic dynasties. For most of its early history it was the largest empire in the world and this meant that it had contact with distant neighbors such as the Chinese and Indians in the East and the Byzantines in the West, allowing it to adopt and synthesize ideas from all these cultures. All the arts and sciences flourished during these 500 years and in the art of Poetry three poets stood out among the non-Sufi poets... these were Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi and al-Ma'arri. Here is their lives & times and a large selection of their poetry in the correct beautiful rhyme-structures and meaning. Included in the Introduction chapters on The Abbasid Caliphate, Poetry of the Abbasid Period, Forms of Arabic Poetry of the Abbasid Period. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt.) & Large Format (8" x 10") Pages 373. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's Divan "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa
RUBA'IYAT FOR THE SPIRITUAL MASTER MEHER BABA by Paul Smith. The ruba'i (quatrain in the west) is an ancient form of poetry of four lines in which usually the first, second and fourth lines rhyme and sometimes with the radif (refrain) after the rhyme words... all four rhyme. Each is a separate poem in itself. It should be eloquent, spontaneous and ingenious. Every major and most minor poet of Persia and Turkey and India composed at some times in the ruba'i form, Omar Khayyam being the most famous. The poems are mostly about human and divine love, separation and union, longing and bliss. Paul Smith has translated all the major Sufi and other poets of this form and has composed many of his own in English over the past 50 years dedicated to his spiritual Master Meher Baba since 1965. Here is a large selection of his work (486 poems) that are at once modern and reflecting all the great Sufi ruba'i poets of the past. The Introduction includes chapters on the author's life and work and on the life & works of Meher Baba and on this popular form of inspirational poetry. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. Pages 536. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Lalla Ded, Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Jami, Ghalib, Iqbal and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.
DOHAS (Wise Sayings) An Anthology of Rhyming Couplets from Sufi, Bhakti, Christian Mystic & other Poets. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. A doha is a poem in the form of one rhyming couplet of two lines. This might seem very simple and easy to understand, but they often have a truly deep meaning. Hindi and Urdu Bhakti poets and Persian Sufi poets and other eastern language and religious poets have been writing dohas for over fourteen centuries. Many poets have used dohas to write entire stories and epics. In Europe they were called alexandrines. Kabir managed to convey his philosophy of life, love, devotion and religion through his magical couplets. He wrote them in Hindi, using everyday examples so that they can be understood by the common man. Introduction: The Doha... its Poetic Form and History. The Poets: Saraha, Nizami, Baba Farid, 'Attar, Sadi, Nizam ud-din, Amir Khusrau, Kabir, Tulsidas, Dadu, Rahim, Tahir Ghani, Vrind, Angelus Silesius, Ramdas, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Bhima Bhoi. Biographies & Selected Bibliographies with each poet. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept, often for the first time, and the beauty and meaning of these wise, powerful, mostly spiritual, beautiful, short poems. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format(8" x 10") Edition, Pages 564.Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Mahasti, Iqbal, Ghalib, Rahman Baba, Ibn al-Farid, 'Iraqi, and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays.
PETER PAN IN THE NEVER-NEVER by Paul Smith Peter Pan is awoken, after sleeping for over 100 years in the great wilderness of Wilson's Promontory, Australia (the real Never-Never Land) by a police helicopter searching for Brad Becker, escaped from a children's home outside Wonthaggi, operated by the abusive Mr. Harvey. Pan meets Brad who can't believe who he is but after a fast flight changes his mind. Pan needs help to dig out the lost boys old hideout. While Brad snoozes, Pan flies over the area to check on the changes while he slept and is happy to have an encounter with the 'Pirates' motorcycle gang unloading drugs from a yacht. Pan flies Brad by night to the Children's Home to bring back Brad's friends ... a new lot of 'lost boys'. But there's a snag in the guise of Sandy and Kym. Girls! The other gang members are little Danny who has discovered who Pan really is, Greg, the tractor driver; Mario, an Italian kid and Ben, an Aborigine who amazingly converses with Pan in his mother tongue. Pan flies Sandy down to check out the yacht and search for the 'Pirates' but Pan and Sandy are outsmarted and find themselves all tied up ready to become the sharks breakfast! The others discover Pan's diary of his life over 2340 years, as the adventure continues... but, where are Pan and Sandy. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (7"x10") Edition. 158 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays.
A WEALTH OF POETS Persian Poetry at the Courts of Sultan Mahmud in Ghazneh & Sultan Sanjar in Ganjeh (998-1158) Translations, Introduction and Notes by Paul Smith CONTENTS: Persian Poetry: A New Beginning... Sultan Mahmud: His Life, Times & Poets, Sultan Sanjar: His Life, Times & Poets, Various Forms in Persian Poetry, Sufism in Persian Poetry. THE POETS: Poets at the Court of Sultan Mahmud, Sultan Mahmud, Umarah, Kisa'i, Firdausi, Farrukhi, Asjadi, Minuchihri, Unsuri, Asadi. Poets at the Court of Sultan Sanjar, Mu'izzi, Sabir, Hasan Ghaznavi, Mahsati, Jabali, Vatvat, Anvari. Pages 264.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University.Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati, Lalla Ded and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, essays and twelve screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa
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SUFISM IN ARABIC POETRY An Anthology Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Introduction includes... Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry & The Main Forms in Arabic Sufi Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. THE POETS... Hazrat Ali 27, Ali Ibn Husain 29, Majnun (Qays ibn al-Mulawwah ibn Muzahim) 31, Rabi'a of Basra 62, Abu Nuwas 82, Dhu'l-Nun 92, Bayazid Bistami 106, Al Nuri 110, Junaid 120, Sumnun 125, Mansur al-Hallaj 131, Ibn 'Ata 187, Shibli 193, Al-Ma'arri 203, Ibn Sina 253, Al-Ghazzali 256, Gilani 260, Abu Madyam 265, Suhrawadi 271, Ibn al-Farid 280, Ibn 'Arabi 300, Al-Busiri 335, Al-Shushtari 359, Jili 365, Aishah al-Ba'uniyah 373, Ahmad Shaqi 417. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 437. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of his own poems inspired by Hafiz). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba and others, his own poetry and fiction, plays and biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa
SUFI POETS ON LOVE An Anthology. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Sufis: Their Art and Use of Poetry... Page 7 The Main Forms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu & English Sufi Love Poetry... 16. THE POETS... Majnun 31, Rabi'a of Basra 36, Dhu'l-Nun 39, Bayazid Bistami 42, Al Nuri 43, Junaid 45, Sumnun 46, Mansur Hallaj 48, Ibn 'Ata 54, Rudaki 56, Shibli 61, Baba Tahir 62, Abu Said 65, Baba Kuhi 68, Ansari 70, Al-Ghazzali 71, Hamadani 74, Sana'i 76, Gilani 82, Mahsati 84, Khaqani 88, Mu'in 94, Suhrawadi 102, Nizami 105, Ruzbihan 113, Baghdadi 115, 'Attar 116, Auhad-ud-din Kermani 123, Kamal ud-din 125, Ibn al-Farid 128, Ibn 'Arabi 137, Baba Farid 143, Hamavi 146, Baba Afzal 147, Rumi 149, Imami 175, Sadi 177, 'Iraqi 204, Sultan Valad 213, Humam 215, Yunus Emre 217, Shabistari 223, Amir Khusrau 226, Hasan Dihlavi 233, Simnani 240, Auhadi 242, Khaju 244, Obeyd Zakani 247, Emad 253, Lalla Ded 256, Hafiz 258, Jahan Khatun 283, Ruh Attar 297, Haydar 300, Junaid Shirazi 303, Ahmedi 305, Kadi Burhan-ud-din 308, Kamal 313, Maghribi 315, Nesimi 319, Sheykhi 324, Kasim Anwar 326, Shah Ni'matu'llah 329, Shah Da'i 331, Kabir 333, Jami 338, Baba Fighani 348, Pir Sultan 352, Khayali 354, Fuzuli 357, Urfi 363, Qutub Shah 365, Mirza 366, Nef'i 375, Sa'ib 377, Dara Shikoh 380, Sarmad 382, Khushal 385, Sultan Bahu 390, Ashraf Khan 392, Makhfi 393, Bedil 403, Abdul-Khadir 407, Rahman Baba 410, Khwaja Mohammad 417, Hamid 422, Wali 426, Bulleh Shah 430, Shah Latif 434, Mushtaq 442, Ali Haider 443, Sauda 445, Dard 448, Ahmad Shah 450, Shaida 456, Nazir Akbarabadi 459, Hatif 467, Mir 473, Sachal Sarmast 479, Galib 482, Bibi Hayati 486, Rida 'Ali Shah 492, Esrar Dede 494, Aatish 496, Tahirah 499, Farid 507, Shad 510, Khusrawi 512, Iqbal 514, Inayat Khan 523, Ashgar 527, Jigar 530, Khadim 534, Huma 538, Veysel 543, Firaq 545, Josh 548, Paul 551. The correct rhyme-structure & meaning has been obtained in all of these hundreds of beautiful, inspiring, loving, honest, mystical poems. Introductions on their life & time, Selected Bibliographies. Pages 560. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's Divan "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Abu Sa'id, Ibn al-Farid, Abu Nuwas and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays.
SELECTED STORIES & SATIRES OF OBEYD ZAKANI (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Obeyd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is and his famous epic qasida 'Mouse & Cat' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. Here are most of his hilarious and often obscene satirical prose works, mostly fully translated... Including his Definitions, Joyous Treatise, The Ethics of the Nobles, The Book of the Beard and A Hundred Maxims. Included is a long Introduction on his Life & Times in Shiraz and his relationship to Hafiz and the princess poet, Jahan Khatun. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Paperback 236 pages. Comments On Paul Smith's Translation Of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, authorand translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.
THE BOOK OF NESIMI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Nesimi (1369-1417) is one of the greatest mystical poets of the late 14th and early 15th centuries and one of the most prominent early masters in Turkish/Azerbaijani literary history. For Nesimi at the centre of Creation there was God, who bestowed His Light on man. Through sacrifice and self-perfection, man can become one with Him. As a direct result of his beliefs he was skinned alive. His tomb in Aleppo remains an important place of pilgrimage to this day. His work consists of two collections of poems, one in Persian and the most important in Turkish that consists of 250-300 ghazels and about 175 roba'is and some masnavis.. After his death his work continued to exercise an influence on Turkish language poets and authors. The 600th anniversary of his birth was celebrated worldwide by UNESCO. The Introduction is on his Life & Times & Poetry and the Forms in which he wrote. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. Large Format Edition 7" x 10" 250 pages.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Rahman Baba, Lalla Ded, Iqbal, Ghalib and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books
MASTER, MUSE & THE POET An Autobiography in Poetry... Paul Smith Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1945, Paul Smith began composing poems in the ancient Persian form of the ghazal at the age of 6 on his way to school. Here are most of his poems composed over the past 53 years... free-form, rhyming, ruba'is, ghazals, masnavis etc. Here are poems composed at home or travelling in the East and the U.S.A while giving readings of his poetry and translations. Here are poems of a personal nature, about human love & grief, about evolution and God and man and the environment and the past, present and future. Many of the poems were composed while translating the works of Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, Kabir, Obeyd Zakani, Jahan Khutan, Meher Baba (Huma) and many others and while writing novels, screenplays, children's books and plays where he continued to tell the inner and outer story of his passage through this mysterious and wonderful and sometimes very painful life. Large format paperback 7" x 10". 810 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 150 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages, including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Rahman Baba, Shah Latif, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, Ibn Al-Farid, and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and a dozen screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa
RUDAKI: SELECTED POEMS Translation, Introduction & Notes by Paul Smith Abu 'Abd Allah Ja'far ibn Muhammad Rudaki (858-941) the 'father of Persian Poetry' and possibly the ruba'i, was born in the village of Rudak near Samarkand. First a wandering 'dervish' poet/minstrel he later served at the court of the Samanids of Bokhara. Nasr ibn Ahmad summoned him to his court and he prospered there amassing great wealth. He had 200 slaves in his retinue... and 400 camels carried his belongings when he travelled. In 937 he fell out of favour at court (and was blinded at this time as some commentators suggest) after the death of the prime-minister who had supported him. His life ended in abject poverty, forgotten by the world at that time, perhaps the reason why so much of his vast output of 1,300,000 couplets, only 75 rubai's, ghazals, qasidas and qit'as survive (most are here translated, the most published). Rudaki's poetry is about the passage of time, old age, death, fortune's fickleness, importance of the matters of the heart, the need to be happy. Although he praised kings, nobles and heroes... his greatest love was knowledge and experience. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept in this modern translation, as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful poems. 144 pages.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S VERSION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. Published by New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa
BHAKTI POETRY OF INDIA An AnthologyTranslations & Introductions Paul Smith Bhakti is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God. While bhakti as designating a religious path is already a central concept in the Bhagavad Gita, it rises to importance in the medieval history of Hinduism, where the Bhakti Movement saw a rapid growth of bhakti beginning in Southern India with the Vaisnava Alvars (6th-9th century) and Saiva Nayanars (5th-10th century), who spread bhakti poetry and devotion throughout India by the 12th-18th century. The Bhakti movement reached North India in the Delhi Sultanate. After their encounter with the expanding religion of Islam and especially Sufism, bhakti proponents, who were traditionally called 'saints, ' encouraged individuals to seek personal union with the divine. Its influence also spread to other religions. THE POETS: Appar, Andal, Jayadeva, Janabai, Namdev, Dnaneshwar, Lalla Ded, Vidyapati, Chandidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mira Bai, Tulsidas, Eknath, Dadu, Rasakhan, Tukaram, Ramdas, Bahina Bai. Introduction on Bhakti & the Bhakti Poets of India & The Main Forms in the Bhakti Poetry of India. The correct rhyme-structure and meaning is here in these poems. Pages 236.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. " Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator from English into Persian, knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Makhfi and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books
THE RUBA'I (QUATRAIN) IN SUFI POETRY An AnthologyTranslation & Introduction Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... The Form of the Ruba'i in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Urdu & English Sufi & Dervish Poetry & a Glossary. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. THE POETS (in Order of Appearance) Rudaki, Mansur al-Hallaj, Shibli, Baba Tahir, Abu Said, Ibn Sina, Baba Kuhi, Ansari, Al-Ghazzali, Hamadani, Sana'i, Mahsati, Khaqani, Nizami, Ruzbihan, Baghdadi, 'Attar, Auhad-ud-din Kermani, Kamal ud-din, Hamavi, Baba Afzal, Rumi, Imami, Sadi, 'Iraqi, Sultan Valad, Humam, Amir Khusrau, Simnani, Ibn Yamin, Khaju, Obeyd Zakani, Emad, Hafiz, Ruh Attar, Kadi Burhan-ud-din, Jahan Khatun, Maghribi, Nesimi, Kasim Anwar, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Jami, Baba Fighani, Ghazali, Urfi, Qutub Shah, Haleti, Dara Shikoh, Sarmad, Sa'ib, Nasir Ali, Makhfi, Bedil, Mushtaq, Sauda, Dard, Esrar Dede, Hatef, Mir, Aatish, Zauq, Dabir, Anees, Hali, Shad, Iqbal, Paul. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages... 450.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith."Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of manny works in English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Pashtu and other languages of Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, Obeyd Zakani, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Nesimi, Yunus Emre, Iqbal, Ghalib, Lalla Ded, Makhfi and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa Published by New Humanity Books
VAN GOGH NEVER KILLED HIMSELF! Over Fifty Years of Free-Form Poems by Paul Smith Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1945, Paul Smith began composing poems at the age of 8 on his way to school. Here are most of his free-form poems composed over the past 54 years influenced by the 'Beat Poets' and the Sufi Poets. Here are poems composed at home or travelling in the East and the West while giving readings of his poetry and his translations of the great Persian poet Hafiz of Shiraz and others. Here are poems about human love (many on or for his wife Ann... see picture below) on grief, about evolution and God in human form and humans (such as Van Gogh and Milarepa, Isadora Duncan & Theolonious Monk) and the environment and the past, present and predicting what is to come. Many of these poems were composed while translating the works of Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, Kabir, Obeyd Zakani, Jahan Khutan, Meher Baba (Huma), Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Nazir Akbarabadi, Ghalib, Iqbal, Baba Farid, 'Attar, Majnun, Mansur Hallaj, Abu Sa'id, Sarmad and many others while writing hundreds of strict rhyming poems, novels, screenplays, essays, children's books, plays, where he continues to tell the inner and outer story of his passage through this mysterious, wonderful, but sometimes a very painful and... an involving, eventful life. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 702 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of his own poems inspired by Hafiz). amazon.com/author/smithpa
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