num_pages: 159
description: Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami's immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.
language: English
title: Laili and Majnum
titlecomplete: Laili and Majnum
characters: Laila, Layla, Majnun
genres: Romance, Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Islam, Spirituality, Novels, Iran, Medieval, Classics
ratings_count: 3705
places: Persia
series: شاهکارهای ادبیات فارسی
publisher: Asian Publication Services,India