The Root of Wild Madder
Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverootofwildmadder00bria
- ISBN-100743264193
- ISBN-139780743264198
- Goodreads2802225
- Library of Congress Control Number2005044148
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number58831688
- Better World Books9780743264198
- Open LibraryOL7948047M
Classifications
- LCCNK2809.P4 M87 2005
- LCCNK2809.P4M87 2005
Description
"A carpet is poetry itself," an Iranian carpet merchant declares to author Brian Murphy. "You just have to learn to read them." So begins a journey. It follows Persian carpets from the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran where they are woven--often by young girls--and on to the bazaars where they are traded, to the Sufis and mystic poets who find grace and magic in their timeless designs, and, finally and unexpectedly, to a carpet showroom in New York. Told in artful prose, this book chronicles how carpets embody humanity's endless striving for unattainable perfection. Here are stories of the weavers and their dreams, the "mules" who move the carpets from place to place, the tradesmen who sell them in the bazaars, and the refugee compelled to trade a carpet he believes contains the soul of his grandmother--because his family must eat. --From publisher description.
First Sentence
Last night's tea sits cold on the samovars.
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