Rumi is regarded as one of Islam's greatest poets and sages. Today, hundreds of years after his death in 1271, millions of people all over the world read his beautiful poetry. In December of each year, the people of Konya, the town in Turkey where he lived and died, celebrate his memory. They play music and perform the special dancing for which his followers, the Whirling Dervishes are so well-known.
Denys Johnson-Davies is a well-known author of children's books and is also the leading translator of modern Arabic literature. The illustrator, Laura de la Mare, was trained at St. Martin's School of Art and has held exhibitions in London. She is also the illustrator of Cheng Ho, Admiral of the East.
Written by Denys Johnson-Davies Illustrated by Laura De La Mare
Format: Paperback Size: 200mm x 200mm ISBN: 1-900251-04-3
