{"product_id":"the-conference-of-the-birds-9798256232467","title":"The Conference of the Birds","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAll the birds of the world set out to find their hidden king-and discover something they never expected.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLed by the wise hoopoe, the birds of the world set off across seven perilous valleys-Quest, Love, Knowledge, Detachment, Unity, Bewilderment, and Annihilation-in search of the Simurgh, the mysterious king they have never seen. One by one they make their excuses and fall away; and those few who complete the journey find at its end a truth that has made this poem the best-loved allegory of Sufi mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarid ud-Din Attar wrote his Conference of the Birds in twelfth-century Persia; this English version is Edward FitzGerald's Bird-Parliament, by the translator of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. This Lightbound Library edition presents it behind an original painting by Jessica von Braun, published by Solocosmo Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Farid Ud-Din Attar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Solocosmo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e The Lightbound Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256232467","brand":"Solocosmo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531934642313,"sku":"9798256232467","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_08bffba2-1c09-4b3a-9225-b84e287f7e40.jpg?v=1791326216","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-conference-of-the-birds-9798256232467","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}