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Strophes of Omar Khayyam, LibriVox audio reading

Omar Khayyám · 1888

A modern volunteer audio reading of John Leslie Garner's 1888 English translation of Khayyám's quatrains.

A modern reading of Garner's early American translation of Khayyám's quatrains.

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Strophes of Omar Khayyam, translated by John Leslie Garner, 1888; LibriVox volunteer reading, read by Algy Pug.

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This is a LibriVox audio recording of Strophes of Omar Khayyam, John Leslie Garner's 1888 English translation of Khayyám's quatrains. The reading was made by a modern volunteer narrator, not by Khayyám or Garner.

Why it matters

Garner's translation was one of the earliest American versions of Khayyám's poetry, showing how the Persian poet's work spread internationally and was reinterpreted by different translators. This recording demonstrates how older translated texts continue to reach new audiences through modern formats.

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