TEHRAN – An Italian translation of Persian poet Sadi’s masterpiece Bustan (The Orchard) has recently been published by Centro Essad Bey Publications in Italy.

Carlo Saccone, an Italian professor of the Persian language at the University of Bologna, is the translator of the book entitled “Il Verziere”.

Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291) is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature famous worldwide for his Gulistan (The Rose Garden) and Bustan.

Photo: Front cover of the Italian version of Sadi’s Bustan.

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