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From the publisher

"Really, what other book would anyone ever need?" --Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Honeybee

"Elegant and exquisite." --Deepak Chopra, author of Muhammad, Jesus, and Buddha

The Big Red Book is a poetic masterpiece from Jalaluddin Rumi, the medieval Sufi mystic whom Time magazine calls "the most popular poet in America." Readers continue to be awed and inspired by Rumi's masterfully lyrical, deeply expressive spiritual poetry, collected in volumes such as The Illustrated Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, and the bestselling The Essential Rumi. With The Big Red Book, acclaimed poet and Rumi interpreter Coleman Barks offers a never-before-published translation of a crucial anthology of poems widely considered to be one of Persian literature's greatest treasures.

This landmark collection from the celebrated interpreter of Rumi, Coleman Barks, reveals the timeless essence of mystical love and friendship:

  • A Landmark Translation: Finally in English, this collection offers a never-before-published translation of poems widely considered a treasure of Persian literature.
  • The Ecstatic Poetry of Rumi: Discover masterfully lyrical and deeply expressive odes (ghazals) and quatrains (rubai) that have inspired readers for centuries.
  • The Mystical Friendship: Journey to the heart of Rumi's work, which grew out of his transformative connection with his spiritual companion, Shams of Tabriz.
  • Sufi Wisdom: Acclaimed poet and interpreter Coleman Barks provides an essential gateway into the world of the medieval Sufi mystic and his teachings on love, life, and the divine.

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Considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, The Big Red Book is perhaps the greatest work of Rumi, the medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the bestselling poet in America.

Rumi was born in 1207 to a long line of Islamic theologians and lawyers on the eastern edge of the Persian Empire in what is now Afghanistan. In order to escape the invading Mongol armies of Genghis Khan, his family moved west to a town now found in Turkey, where he eventually became the leader of a school of whirling dervishes. It was a fateful day in 1244 when he met Shams Tabriz, a wild mystic with rare gifts and insight. The renowned scholar Rumi had found a soul mate and friend who would become his spiritual mentor and literary muse. "What I had thought of before as God," Rumi said, "I met today in a human being."

Out of their friendship, Rumi wrote thousands of lyric poems and short quatrains in honor of his friend Shams Tabriz. They are poems of divine epiphany, spiritual awakening, friendship, and love. For centuries, Rumi's collection of these verses has traditionally been bound in a red cover, hence the title of this inspired classic of spiritual literature.

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  • Title Rumi: The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship
  • Author Coleman Barks
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne
  • Publication date 2011-11-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Deckle Edges, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780061905834 / 0061905836
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects Jalaal al-Dain Raumai
  • Dewey Decimal Code 891.551

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