Anvār-e soheylī
tale by Ḥoseyn Wāʿeẓ-e Kāshefī
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The Anvār-e soheylī is a Persian retelling of fables, most famously known as Kalīlah wa Dimnah. It was composed by the mystic Ḥoseyn Wāʿeẓ-e Kāshefī of Herāt, who died in 1504. This work is an example of the popular "cyclic story" form, where multiple tales are connected by a common framework or narrator, a style inherited from India. The Anvār-e soheylī translates to "Lights of Canopus".1
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