by Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār · Shambhala · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780877730316
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«Conference of the Birds» is the Sufi allegorical poem by Farid ud-Din Attar, published by Shambhala in paperback (147 pages, in English).
Composed in the 12th century in northeastern Iran, it narrates the gathering of the world's birds to seek their king, the Simorgh. The hoopoe guides them and answers their doubts with parables, turning the journey into an allegory of the Sufi quest for divine truth.
Original Persian poem Mantiq al-Tayr; English translation by C. S. Nott. 1993 edition in Shambhala's Clear Light series.
Work for readers interested in Persian poetry, Sufism, and spiritual literature.
