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(More customer reviews)For years now, I have been a fan of Connie Zweig's books Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow (which I recommend to all my students). Following a recent read of her last book, The Holy Longing, I just finished this first novel of hers and feel she has outdone herself in telling the tale of Rumi, who lived 800 years ago, in another time and a faraway place. Perhaps because of her deep knowledge of psychology, the characters are compelling and elegantly drawn. Their struggles are like ours today -- Rumi's longing for a higher world, his wife's longing for his love, his sons' longing for his attention, his disciples' longing for his approval. And yet they are unique. I found myself deeply engaged in the personal story about one of the world's greatest poets. For me, Rumi came alive through his spiritual dreams and relationships. I didn't want it to end. But when it did, I felt deeply satisfied and felt I better knew the real human being behind all the bigger than life, brilliant writings.
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In the tradition of Herman Hesse's classic Siddhartha, A Moth to the Flame is the first biographical novel of the Sufi poet Rumi. This tale of the life fully lived is the inner story of every life. Rumi's longing for the ultimate is our longing, his anguish is our anguish, and his triumph is our triumph. A Moth to the Flame takes us inside Rumi's world where we see his faith tested and witness his pivotal meeting with the beloved that led, eventually, to his union with God. Based on extensive historical research, including original sources in both Farsi and English, this story reveals the key moments that shaped Rumi's spiritual and literary genius and made him a source of inspiration for millions.
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