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The first complete translation in any language, retaining the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original

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Van Gelder and Schoeler present one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature, by al-Ma'arri (d. 1057 AD), maverick, poet and vegetarian. * Banipal Magazine *
While casual readers can pick upThe Epistle of Forgivenessand enjoy a few pages of ancient satire and puns, more academic readers of eschatological literature and Arabic linguistics will appreciate the formidable efforts entailed in this translation's . . . present[ation of]a prose by 'one of the great poets in Arabic literary history'to contemporary readers. * Al Jadid *

The Epistle of Forgiveness

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    A Hardback by Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Geert Jan van Gelder, Gregor Schoeler

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      Publisher New York University Press
      Published 23 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9780814763780
      978-0814763780
      ISBN-10 0814763782
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      Middle Eastern history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first complete translation in any language, retaining the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original

      Trade Review
      Van Gelder and Schoeler present one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature, by al-Ma'arri (d. 1057 AD), maverick, poet and vegetarian. * Banipal Magazine *
      While casual readers can pick upThe Epistle of Forgivenessand enjoy a few pages of ancient satire and puns, more academic readers of eschatological literature and Arabic linguistics will appreciate the formidable efforts entailed in this translation's . . . present[ation of]a prose by 'one of the great poets in Arabic literary history'to contemporary readers. * Al Jadid *

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