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When, in the mid-1990s, I came to Paris with a small book of Imad al-Dīn Nasīmī's poetry in my pocket, I could not have known that it
would take me on a long and surprising journey. In fact, I nearly
forgot this book for the next few years, overtaken by work on another
project...
The 4th International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” dedicated to the 220th anniversary of B.A. Dorn (1805–1881) will be held at the IOM RAS on April 14–16, 2025.