Why Everyone Should Read the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam and Edward Fitzgerald

Paulin Prifti

(in Poetry)

Why Read the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald?

If you are one of those courageous persons willing to live life with no regrets, in the simple and beautiful lines of the Rubaiyat you’ll find some of life’s real joys and pleasures. 

See it this way. There are books that add to and complete one’s life education. It’s the message such books deliver and the beauty they deliver it with. The Rubaiyat is one of them. 

Grab life with both your hands, squeeze every bit it has to offer, cherish it every day. For what else is there? This is the message of the Rubaiyat: simple, understated yet warm. 

In this modern illustrated version you get to know the amazing world of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald. You’ll discover how Rubaiyat captured the world’s imagination and became one of the most famous poems ever. 

New edition: Here's a glimpse of what this edition gives you

• New illustrated edition  
• 75 inspirational individual quatrains as they appeared in the original edition
• 13 completely new and never seen before illustrations
• Four chapters full of facts the Rubaiyat and its authors
• Each of the 75 quatrains is numbered so you can enjoy reading or listening at your own pace.

In the first four chapters, you get to learn details and little known facts about the Rubaiyat such as:

• The story of how one of the most famous poems in the world was found
• How from selling not a single copy it became famous worldwide
• What a quatrain is and what makes it so powerful
• How Edward FitzGerald came across the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 
• The way he created one of the most sublime translations into English the world has ever seen.

What’s more, this new version of Rubaiyat:

• It’s a pleasant and easy read
• It’s short and gets to the point fast
• Has fun illustrations with a modern twist
• It enriches your must-read-books list.

Rubaiyat is about life, people and enjoying every moment and every breath you take. Not many classic books touch the human soul the way the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald does. 

Use the links below to get your copy now and start reading or listening to one of the greatest poems the world has ever seen!

Enjoy!

Why Everyone Should Read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald recaptures the first edition of the poem with illustrations by Silvia Gallani. It is available as a book, eBook and it has also been adapted as an audiobook.