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Why Everyone Should Read the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam and Edward Fitzgerald

By: Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerlald, Paulin Prifti
Narrated by: Mollie Fowler
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Summary

Why should you listen to the Rubaiyat? Not many classic books have become as popular as the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. In this modern audio version, you get to know the amazing world of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald. Discover how Rubiyat captured the world's imagination and became one of the most famous poems ever. 

Rubaiyat is for the soul poetry for young people at heart. There are books that complete one’s life education. This is definitely one of them. 

Well, here's a glimpse of what you get in this Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

  • New and improved edition
  • Four chapters full of facts and interesting stories about the work
  • Easy-to-follow numbered quatrains so you can enjoy listening at your own pace

Why this version of Rubaiyat? Here’s why:

  1. Pleasant and easy to listen to
  2. Short and gets to the point fast
  3. Provides narration at a gentle pace
  4. Enriches your must-hear books list

And there’s more. In the first four sections, you’ll hear about: 

  • 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
  • And more
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