Das kleine Buch der Sufi-Geschichten

The stories in this book come from the author, translator and Sufi Neil Douglas-Klotz's trove of free and oral stories told in his seminars over the past twenty years. Most of them come from the works of classical Sufis such as Rumi, Attar or Saadi. 'Neil Douglas-Klotz writes as if he were sitting in your living room inviting you to afternoon tea, entertaining you with heartfelt, often humorous, but also soul-deep Sufi stories. His modernisation of the ancient texts comes gently and with deliberation, yet remains uncompromising. Not all of his stories portray the Sufis in a positive light, and they often do not end as one would expect, sometimes the villains go unpunished, sometimes the lovers remain separated, and sometimes, when the lovers are reunited, they realise later what a big mistake they have made - all stories written by life.' Maryam Mafi, Rumi's Little Book of Life.