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The Wit and Wisdom of Three Worlds: A Billingual Collection of Popular Persian, Judaic and Western Proverbs and Expressions Arranged by Theme Hardcover – December 1, 2008

by Homayoon Aram (Author)
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Cultural Writing. Middle East Studies. Jewish Studies. Reference. THE WIT AND WISDOM OF THREE WORLDS is a unique collection of proverbs and sayings from Persian, Jewish and Western culture. Homayoon Aram, being an Iranian of Jewish faith living in the United States, is uniquely qualified to present the subject. Aram has selected about 4,000 proverbs and sayings from the world of Persian, Judaic and Western literature and has divided them into 129 diverse topics such as love, courage, charity, luck and war. The proverbs come from various sources: the Bible; the Talmud; sayings attributed to historic personalities; classic literature and modern literature. English proverbs are given and accompanied by their closest Persian equivalents.
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  1. Print length
    358 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    IBEX Publishers
  4. Publication date
    December 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1588140601
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1588140609
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Homayoon Aram has created an instructive and stimulating book; a handy reference work for the study of Persian and English proverbs. --Farhang Mehr

About the Author

Homayoon Aram was born in 1935 in Haftkel-Ramhormoz, a small town in South-Western Iran. He has studied both in Iran and the United States. He has published more than forty articles in both English and Persian. In addition to proverbs, he has done extensive research in theology; monotheistic rel-igions; medicine and classical music.He is married with six children-three sons, and three daughters-and presently lives in Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IBEX Publishers; First Edition (December 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1588140601
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1588140609
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.42 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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