Wine (poetry By Hafez) [persian / English Dual Language] [Hardcover]

Between 2006 and 2011, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami  author of three books of original verse  released his selections from and adaptations of four masters of Persian poetry: Nima (1895  1960), Hafez, Saadi and Rumi (all from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries). This material is presented to English-speaking readers for the first time, in eight volumes: Nimas Water, Hafezs Wine, Saadis Tears and Rumis Fire. In 2015, Kiarostami published two further books, the dual anthology entitled Night, his selections from a variety of classical and contemporary poets.

Hafez, who wrote in the fourteenth century, is regarded as the most important lyric poet in Persian history. His work remains beloved and celebrated by Iranians today, who know him as The Tongue of the Hidden.

Abbas Kiarostami is one of Iran's leading filmmakers who has also published several books of photographs and poetry.