Rumi past and present, east and west : the life, teaching and poetry of Jala?l al-Din Rumi / [Book] :
Franklin D. Lewis.
- First South Asian edition.
- Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.
- 704 pages : ; 24cm.
Originally published: 2000.
This long awaited paperback edition describes the key events in Rumi's magical life story: his unusual childhood, his relationship with his father, and his intense, though controversial, affection for a wandering dervish.