Idries Shah
Idries Shah (Hindi: इदरीस शाह, Pashto: ادريس شاه, Urdu: ادریس شاه; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an Afghan author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition. Shah wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.
Works (42)
The Sufis
Learning how to learn
Caravan of dreams
The old woman and the eagle
The boy without a name
Learning how to learn
Neem the half-boy
The way of the Sufi
The clever boy and the terrible, dangerous animal
The pleasantries of the incredible Mulla Nasrudin
The boy without a name
Oriental magic
The farmer's wife
Special illumination
Wisdom of the Idiots
Thinkers of the East
Sufi thought and action
The man with bad manners
The commanding self
Tales of the dervishes
Kara Kush
Kara Kush
Reflections
The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin
The magic monastery
The magic horse
The pleasantries of the incredible Mulla Nasrudin
A veiled gazelle : "seeing how to see"
Adventures, facts, and fantasy in darkest England
The elephant in the dark
A perfumed scorpion
The subtleties of the inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
The lion who saw himself in the water
The Middle East bedside book
El hombre y el zorro
Seeker after truth
Aprender a saber
The magic monastery: analogical and action philosophy of the Middle East and Central Asia
The silly chicken
Thinkers of the east
The dermis probe
The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin