ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel
Home > General > ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel
ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel

ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


About the Book

ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel. Selected Poems/Songs. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Veysel Satiroglu, (1894-1973) better known as Asik Veysel, was born in the Anatolian village of Sivriala. His peasant parents before his birth lost two daughters because of a smallpox epidemic. At the age of seven he got the virus and became blind. From this time on his life was full of misery. His only consolation was the saz (a long-necked lute, traditional instrument of the dervish musician-poets) which his father who liked Bektasi dervish songs, gave him. Asiks, wandering musicians, often visited their house and the boy would soon become one. Veysel took his first lessons from his father's friend Asik Ala who told him about the great dervish poets Yunus Emre, Nasimi and others. With his devoted companion Kücük who also helped his singing, they wandered for years through the villages. His poems-songs, became known and loved by many. He educated himself with great patience and much pain. He was perhaps the last authentic wandering musician-poet of Turkey. He was truly conscious of his times and events in Turkey and the world. His birthplace is now a museum and he is still much-loved The correct rhyme structure has been achieved. Introduction on his Life, Times, Works, Turkish Language & Poetry and Dervish (Sufi) Poetry. Illustrated. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (7" x 10"). 160 pages. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of All the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798353392224
  • Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 162
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Weight: 340 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8353392224
  • Publisher Date: 18 Sep 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Selected Poems/Songs
  • Width: 178 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp -
ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

ASIK VEYSEL The Blind, Last Great, Turkish Dervish Wandering Minstrel

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!