INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
13th-century Persian poet and prose writer is laid to rest.A budget of 11 billion rials ($22,000) has been allocated to the restoration
well as strengthening the structure, Seyyed Moayyed Mohsen-Nejad said.Set amid generous gardens of evergreens, bitter orange, and roses, the
classical Persian literature
His best-known works are the Bustan (1257; The Orchard) and the Gulistan (1258; The Rose Garden).The Bustan is entirely in verse and
as reflections on the behavior of dervishes and their ecstatic practices
The Gulistan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes
The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections.AFM
