Obeyd Zakani: The Dervish Joker: A Selection of his Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes and Ribaldry.

OBEYD ZAKANI: THE DERVISH JOKER. A Selection of his Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes and Ribaldry. Translation and Introduction by Paul Smith Obeyd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is and his famous epic qasida 'Mouse & Cat' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-comme...