Chasing Rumi - Hardcover

Roger Housden

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060084456 ISBN 13: 9780060084455

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 2002

Synopsis

Inspired by the poetry of Rumi, the great Sufi mystic, a restless young man heads out on an epic voyage of the heart that takes him from the hills of Florence to the mosques of Konya, Turkey, and into the heart of religious mysticism.

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Synopsis

This enchanting story, set in the late 1950s, takes us from the hills and piazzas of Florence to the green domed mosques of Konya, Turkey. Upon discovering a poem by the thirteenth-century Sufi dervish Rumi, Georgiou, a young Greek icon painter, is compelled to travel to the land that this poet called home. Inspired by Rumi's magical words, Georgiou leaves his father and their small business in hopes of recapturing the transcendent power of an early childhood vision. Through encounters with Christian and Islamic mystics, and guided by forces he cannot name, Georgiou gradually learns to follow his own heart. The closer he gets to Konya and to Rumi's tomb, the more in awe he becomes at the workings of fate. But it is only when Georgiou returns to Florence that his life changes forever in an experience that reveals the mystery of life and love. In the tradition of The Alchemist and Siddartha, Chasing Rumi is a spellbinding and enduring story for all.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060084456
• ISBN 13: 9780060084455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 146