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It is misleading to the point of deceptive to describe this book as a "translation" of Hafiz. Ladinsky does not speak Persian, and so cannot read Hafiz in the original. Nor has he based his poems on previous translations. Rather, he believes these poems to have been divininely chanelled - what Hafiz might have written if he were an American baby-boomer disciple of Meher Baba. You may or may not choose to believe this, and you may or may not enjoy the poems, but it is certainly worth buying a "real" translation of Hafiz so that you can compare for yourself. Personally, I far prefer Hafiz (and Rumi, and Kabir and all the various poets that Ladinsky has claimed to channel over the years) to Ladinsky.
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anarkali, March 15, 2008
It is misleading to the point of deceptive to describe this book as a "translation" of Hafiz. Ladinsky does not speak Persian, and so cannot read Hafiz in the original. Nor has he based his poems on previous translations. Rather, he believes these poems to have been divininely chanelled - what Hafiz might have written if he were an American baby-boomer disciple of Meher Baba. You may or may not choose to believe this, and you may or may not enjoy the poems, but it is certainly worth buying a "real" translation of Hafiz so that you can compare for yourself. Personally, I far prefer Hafiz (and Rumi, and Kabir and all the various poets that Ladinsky has claimed to channel over the years) to Ladinsky.Terms and Conditions
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