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The Saljuqnama is a historical work written around AD 1188 for Tughril III, the last of the Saljuq dynasty to rule in Iran. Zahir al-Din Nishapuri hoped to win favour at the court by presenting his history of the great early Saljuq kings and their less powerful successors in Western Iran to the youn[...]

'Der Zahir' ist die Geschichte einer Suche. Sie handelt von der Beziehung zweier Menschen, die im gleichen Abstand wie Eisenbahnschienen nebeneinanderher leben und einander verlieren. Eine gleichnishafte Erzählung über eine innere und äußere Reise, an deren Ziel jeder sich selbst findet - und vi[...]

En verdensberømt forfatter opplever at hans kone forsvinner sporløst. Har hun reist frivillig eller blitt bortført? Er hun blitt presset eller simpelthen gått lei av ham? Ønsket om å forstå blir en besettelse for forfatteren. Det blir hans zahir. For å finne sin elskede legger han ut på en [...]

Zahir er en roman med mange biografiske islæt. En kendt forfatter - en af verdens bedst sælgende, der skriver om åndelige erfaringer og en gang gik pilgrimsruten til Santiago - bliver pludselig forladt af sin kone. Hun efterlader sig ingen spor. Forfatteren bliver besat af ønsket om at f[...]