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Songs of Kabir

by Kabir · 1518

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A New York Review Books Original

Transcending divisions of creed, challenging social distinctions of all sorts, and celebrating individual unity with the divine, the poetry of Kabir is one of passion and paradox, of mind-bending riddles and exultant riffs. These new translations by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest contemporary poets, bring out the richness, wit, and power of a literary and spiritual master.

Themes
spiritualityreligion
Setting
1510sIndiaAsiaSouth Asia
Subject
philosophy
Audience
adult
Length
short · 117 pages
Form
poetry

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