{"product_id":"conference-of-the-birds","title":"The Conference of the Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the birds of the world set out to find their hidden king—and discover something they never expected.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=ZGoMymnpuXWPQGmeYvQUJaZTOE33pXwG9pOEbzreVcn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePaperback from IngramSpark →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=jh9lqyrvoS7Fvh4HsG3AacEwSlwW87gltkJjeY9rmFd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHardcover from IngramSpark →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed by the wise hoopoe, the birds of the world set off across seven perilous valleys—Quest, Love, Knowledge, Detachment, Unity, Bewilderment, and Annihilation—in search of the Simurgh, the mysterious king they have never seen. One by one they make their excuses and fall away; and those few who complete the journey find at its end a truth that has made this poem the best-loved allegory of Sufi mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarid ud-Din Attar wrote his \u003cem\u003eConference of the Birds\u003c\/em\u003e in twelfth-century Persia; this English version is Edward FitzGerald’s \u003cem\u003eBird-Parliament\u003c\/em\u003e, by the translator of the \u003cem\u003eRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám\u003c\/em\u003e. This Lightbound Library edition presents it behind an original painting by Jessica von Braun, published by Solocosmo Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarid ud-Din Attar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolocosmo Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lightbound Library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback and hardcover, 6 × 9, 78 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Solocosmo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50144674906360,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/2433\/5352\/files\/conference-of-the-birds.jpg?v=1786504955","url":"https:\/\/solocosmo.org\/products\/conference-of-the-birds","provider":"solocosmo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}