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Product Description<br/><br/><br/><br/>Sufi mystic Jalal-ud-Din Rumi has become a best-selling poet seven centuries after he lived. Drawing on two decades of devoted study, Andrew Harvey offers new versions of more than 250 selections from Rumi’s major works together with excerpts from his letters. Harvey renders these timeless subjects — the search for spiritual solace, love in its many guises — with reverence.<br/><br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/><br/>Andrew Harvey is the author of "Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ" and more than thirty other books. He has also published several other collections of Rumi, including "The Way of Passion."<br/><br/><br/><br/>From AudioFile<br/><br/><br/>The poetry of mystic Jalal-ud-Din Rumi provides a glimpse into the passionate mind of its creator and the tradition of which it is a part. Dating from the thirteenth century, it does not show its age. Andrew Harvey has compiled a selection of poetry and prose from various sources, including letters and teachings. The collection is a meaningful introduction to a major figure among mystics in the Eastern tradition. Harvey's passion and enthusiasm are intense and consistent with the tradition of mystics. He reads with clarity, and listeners will find this an accessible look at the teachings of Rumi and, more broadly, this genre. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine--<br/>Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine