I recently read and enjoyed "Haft Peykar" by the poet Nizami. Although I guess that much of its original beauty is lost in translation, some the language and im

I recently read and enjoyed "Haft Peykar" by the poet Nizami. Although I guess that much of its original beauty is lost in translation, some the language and imagery remain striking nonetheless. One of the stories-within-the-story is the original source of Puccini's "Turandot". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizami_Ganjavi#Haft_Peykar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizami_Ganjavi#Haft_Peykar