S5:E33.Gary Gach chats with Julia Chiapella

What do the Sufis, Zen Buddhists, and Catholics have in common? Listen in and find out as Gary Gach brings the poetry of Persian poet Hafiz to The Hive! We talk about the new book, Hafiz's Little Book of Life, he and translation collaborator Erfan Mojib have put together with a forward by Ari Honarvar.  “How to translate into English what, until now, has justifiably been called the ‘untranslatable’ Persian verses of Hafiz? From its epigraph onward, Erfan Mojib and Gary Gach have given us the answer. Hafiz’s Little Book of Life breathes new life into the world of the Sufi poet’s 14th-century words, making those words new again.”—Stephen Ratcliffe, author Conversation and Listening to Reading You can purchase the book here: https://www.getyourfaceinabook.com/book/9781642970463 And you can learn more about Gary Gach here: http://garygach.com/