Quote from The Conference of the Birds
The Conference of the Birds
by Peter Sis
Penguin Books, New York, New York, 2011. Unpaged; approximately 160 pp.
In addition to Lumbard and Demi's version of Attar's epic poem for children (see review here), we now have a graphic novel for adults and young adults written and illustrated by Peter Sis and inspired by Attar's twelfth century allegorical poem about birds on a quest for their king.
"At the end, thirty birds, unified by their quest, reach their king at last. And they see that they are Simorgh the king . . . and that Simorgh the king is each of them . . . and all of them."
-- quote submitted by Jennifer Knight
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In addition to Lumbard and Demi's version of Attar's epic poem for children (see review here), we now have a graphic novel for adults and young adults written and illustrated by Peter Sis and inspired by Attar's twelfth century allegorical poem about birds on a quest for their king.
"At the end, thirty birds, unified by their quest, reach their king at last. And they see that they are Simorgh the king . . . and that Simorgh the king is each of them . . . and all of them."
To visit the blog and see more reviews and quotes from books in the collection of Center for Sacred Sciences' Library, click here https://centerforsacredscienceslibrary.blogspot.com