About the Author

Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (Author)
Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (d. 139/757) was a Persian translator, author, thinker, and state official who wrote important treatises on rulership in Arabic.
Michael Fishbein (Editor, Translator)
Michael Fishbein is Lecturer Emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA.
James E. Montgomery (Translator)
James E. Montgomery is Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Trinity Hall. His latest publications are In Deadly Embrace: Arabic Hunting Poems, Fate the Hunter: Early Arabic Hunting Poems, and Kalīlah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice, with Michael Fishbein. In 2024 he was elected Fellow of the British Academy.

Reviews

"[A] delightful new translation of a major text of classical Arabic literature." (Al-Ahram Weekly) "[This translation] should immediately become the English translation of choice for this work." (Al-Usur al-Wusta) "This translation is a welcome addition to the field." (Medievalists.net) "This edition breathes fresh life into Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ's masterpiece, emphasizing its timeless relevance and its role as a mirror of moral and political wisdom. Fishbein and Montgomery's translation masterfully conveys the depth and beauty of these stories, making them accessible to a new generation of readers." (New Books Network)

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