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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Book Barn BOTM: The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur
 
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TheManFromFOXHOUND
Nov 5, 2011
 I got a copy of the Penguin edition at the library yesterday, but didn't get a chance to begin it until today. The language of the translation is really engaging and esoteric sects and their doctrines fascinate me more than anything else, so I have a feeling this book is going to be a favorite.

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TheManFromFOXHOUND
Nov 5, 2011

quote:

A man whose job it was to keep the peace
Beat up a drunk, who fought for his release
And cried: "It's you who's tippled too much wine;
Your rowdiness is ten times worse than mine --
Who's causing this disturbance, you or me?
But yours is drunkenness that men can't see;
Leave me alone! Let justice do its worst --
Enforce the law and beat yourself up first!"

"gently caress the police" - Farid Ud-Din Attar

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TheManFromFOXHOUND
Nov 5, 2011
 Finished the book last night. I found it interesting that my copy ended with another parable/allegory after the birds discover the Simorgh. From reading the introduction, it seems like there is an epilogue that wasn't included in the Penguin classics version, as well.

I don't usually read poetry so this was a bit of departure for me, but I found the language really beautiful and I'm definitely looking for more.

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