Saadi, << sah DEE >> (1213?-1292), was a famous Persian author who wrote many works in both prose and poetry. His best-known work is the Gulistan (Rose Garden), a collection of short prose tales with moralizing verses attached. Saadi’s writings are characterized by a clear and modest style, and by their tolerance and humanity. The clarity and high moral quality of his work have made him perhaps the most popular of all Persian writers.
Saadi was born in Shiraz. He lived in politically unstable times and spent much of his life moving from place to place and patron to patron.
