OBEYD ZAKANI- The Dervish Joker

A Selection of his Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes and Ribaldry.

English Version and Introduction by Paul Smith
 

Obeyd Zakani is an important figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is and his famous epic Cat & the Mice are popular today in Iran and elsewhere and are more relevant than ever. Some of his works are still banned in Iran. He is considered to be Iran’s greatest satirist and social commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on Hafiz and many others.

This is by far the largest selection of his work available in the English language.

A selection from his works can seen by going to Books & ebooks at Hafizofshiraz.com

ebook available NOW - 230 pages - AUD$12 - Paperback late 2007