The classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region.
Through his brush, we see a decadent and sensorial world, one as raw and vulnerable as the love between the Majnun and his Layla..
Experience the classic Persian poem as painted in the lush palette of artist Yann Damezin.
But their love could not be, as the lovers were separated by fate and man, leading to a tragic end for these star-crossed souls.
So in love, it has been said, that the young man could not contain his passion for his beloved, singing to the winds with such fervor he was given the nickname Majnun -- The Madman.
Qays and Layla were madly in love.
The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla.
It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister Crowley and Eric Clapton.
Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages.
Winner of the prestigious Prix Orange de la bande dessinée ?(2022)! It is a story known around the world.
The classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region
