He worked on this book, a three-volume epic that adds up to almost two thousand pages, from 1995 to 2003.
In “The Book”, Adonis travels on land and through the history and politics of Arab societies, beginning immediately after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (S) and progressing through the ninth century, which he considers the most significant period of Arab history, an epoch to which he repeatedly alludes.
The collection provides a large lyric-mural rather than an epic that attempts to render the political, cultural, and religious complexity of almost fiteen centuries of Arab civilization.
Amir-Hossein Elahyari is the translator of the book, which was published in by Mola Publishing House in Tehran.
A French translation of the book by Houria Abdelouahed came out in 2013.
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