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Majnun and Layla: Songs from Beyond the Grave
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General Graphic NovelsGeneral Poetry
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ISBN10: 1643379488
ISBN13: 9781643379487
Publisher: Life Drawn
Published: Nov 28 2023
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.71
Height: 0.90 Width: 7.70 Depth: 10.30
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781643379487
Publisher: Life Drawn
Published: Nov 28 2023
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.71
Height: 0.90 Width: 7.70 Depth: 10.30
Language: English
The classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region. Winner of the prestigious Prix Orange de la bande dessinée 2022 NYPL List of Best New Comics of 2023 for Adults It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages. It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister Crowley and Eric Clapton. The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla. Qays and Layla were madly in love. So in love, it has been said, that the young man could not contain his passion for his beloved, singing to the winds with such fervor he was given the nickname Majnun -- The Madman. But their love could not be, as the lovers were separated by fate and man, leading to a tragic end for these star-crossed souls. Experience the classic Persian poem as painted in the lush palette of artist Yann Damezin. Through his brush, we see a decadent and sensorial world, one as raw and vulnerable as the love between the Majnun and his Layla.
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