The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell by Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī

The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell

Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī with Geert Jan Van Gelder (Translator), Gregor Schoeler (Translator)

464 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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One of the most unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer Abu l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 449/1057), to a letter written by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Q...

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