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Nearer the heart's desire

by Robert D. Richardson

Rubāʻīyāt (Omar Khayyam)Criticism and interpretationPersian PoetsTranslatorsEnglish PoetsBiographyPersian poetry, history and criticismPoets, biography

"Weaving together the biographies of two poets separated by some eight-hundred years, Robert Richardson brings to life one of the most famous-- and ancient works of poetry in all existence"--Front jacket flap.

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