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Omar Khayyam
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Barnes & Noble Edition) [EPUB ebook]

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From the Persian astronomer and philosopher Omar Khayyam comes this collection of poems that will take your breath away. The quatrains are simple and spontaneous yet brimming with beauty. Not discovered until 1859, they are now some of the best-known and most frequently quoted verses.

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Omar Khayyam (1048–1122) was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher from Iran. During his lifetime he was known for his Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra. More recently, he has been referenced by Martin Luther King, Jr., Salman Rushdie, Jack London, and Charlie Parker.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 128 ● ISBN 9781411428119 ● Dateigröße 0.6 MB ● Alter 99-17 Jahre ● Übersetzer Edward Fitzgerald ● Verlag Barnes & Noble ● Erscheinungsjahr 2009 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5862092 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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