{"product_id":"9780863564437","title":"The Birds' Journey to Mount Qaf","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem “The Conference of the Birds,” this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the medieval Persian style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was one night while soaring in the Chinese sky,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI heard people talk of a great bird that flew by,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalled Simurgh, the greatest bird alive,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho dwells on Mount Qaf, where he is said to thrive,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUpon a giant mountain unlike any other seen, covered with trees,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Samarkand, across seven valleys and seven seas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHooda Shawa Qaddumi\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English as a Second Language at Kuwait University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa Hodgkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Levy-Plumb Artist in Residence at Christ’s College, Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012359897328,"sku":"9780863564437","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780863564437_p0.jpg?v=1763836475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780863564437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}