The Conference of Birds
by Peter Sis
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1594203067
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203060
- Seller
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Brooktondale, New York, United States
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About This Item
First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 7.5" x 10.5", is bound in brick red cloth spine and brown paper-covered boards, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Unpaginated.
"Celebrated children's book creator Peter Sis presents his first book for adults with "The Conference of the Birds"—a lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the beauty of the human journey. Sis's deeply felt version of the classic twelfth-century Persian epic poem tells the story of a flock of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh, who lives on the mountain of Kaf. Drawn from all species, the flock travels through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, detachment, unity, amazement, and death. The birds that endure reach the mountain to learn a profound lesson: that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them."
"Celebrated children's book creator Peter Sis presents his first book for adults with "The Conference of the Birds"—a lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the beauty of the human journey. Sis's deeply felt version of the classic twelfth-century Persian epic poem tells the story of a flock of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh, who lives on the mountain of Kaf. Drawn from all species, the flock travels through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, detachment, unity, amazement, and death. The birds that endure reach the mountain to learn a profound lesson: that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Palimpsest Scholarly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1772
- Title
- The Conference of Birds
- Author
- Peter Sis
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594203067
- ISBN 13
- 9781594203060
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2011
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